Legal Related This is How Chicago Cops Are Preparing for Legal Marijuana in Illinois by Sophia Vida January 01, 2020 Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi has said that police officers will have a "heightened awareness” of the city’s pot shops when the drug is legalized on New Year's Day. He added that the police will no...
Legal Related Chicago Approves to Put Money From Recreational Marijuana Towards This by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 Chicago lawmakers this week have voted 8-1 to approve using taxes from recreational marijuana sales towards a local reparations program. According to the Pioneer Press, the money will go toward job training and other benefits...
Legal Related Chicago Hotels are Saying NO to Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 30, 2019 Despite the state of Illinois only about a month away from legalizing recreational marijuana, many tourists in the state may have a hard time smoking it in their hotels. Many hotels in Chicago are saying no to marijuana and a...
Legal Related These Illinois Residential Areas Will Not Allow Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 01, 2019 Despite recreational marijuana becoming legal in the state of Illinois beginning January 1st, 2020, there will be some residential areas that will not allow the drug. Unfortunately individuals who are living in public housing w...
Legal Related Chicago to Collect $3.5M in Recreational Marijuana Taxes Next Year by Sophia Vida October 25, 2019 Tax revenues from recreational marijuana will net the city $3.5 million next year, according to Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed $11.65 billion budget which was announced earlier this week. This number represents fou...
Legal Related Chicago Mayor Gets Backlash Over Marijuana Ordinance by Sophia Vida September 19, 2019 Many aren't too thrilled with Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot's ordinance introduced on Wednesday. The mayor has announced where she does not want recreational marijuana dispensaries in the city. If approved, the ordinance will ...
Legal Related One Village in Illinois is Focusing on Saliva to Test Marijuana Impairment by Sophia Vida September 10, 2019 The police of Carol Stream, Illinois, are leading the way in the state with their second saliva pilot program before recreational marijuana sales start on January 1st. There is no standardized roadside testing in place for mari...
Uncategorized Illinois Just Awarded its First Five Recreational Marijuana Licenses by Sophia Vida August 30, 2019 Illinois is plugging away at preparing for legal recreational marijuana sales in the state. The state has awarded its first five recreational marijuana licenses on Thursday that include locations in Naperville and Mundelein. ...
Legal Related Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program Becomes Permanent by Sophia Vida August 13, 2019 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a pair of bills this week that expand the state's medical marijuana program. The bills expand who can get a medical card, and when they can use it. While the program was initially limi...
Legal Related Kamala Harris Had This to Say About Illinois Legalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida July 02, 2019 Despite marijuana not being a topic at the first debate between Democrats running for president, one presidential hopeful was glad that Illinois legalized recreational marijuana. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is a co-spons...