Illinois is the 11th state in the United States to legalize the purchase and possession of recreational marijuana
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that allows adults 21 and over in the state to buy and possess small amounts of the drug.Adults will be able to purchase and possess 30 grams of cannabis, five grams of cannabis concentrate, and cannbis-infused products containing no more than 500 milligrams of THC. Nonresidents will be able to purchase half of each of those amounts.
"In the past 50 years, the war on cannabis has destroyed families, filled prisons with nonviolent offenders and disproportionately disrupted black and brown communities," Pritzker said Tuesday at the bill signing ceremony in Chicago. Pritzker, who campaigned for legalizing marijuana, said the legislation brings an"overdue change to our state.""Signing this bill into law won't undo the injustices of the past or make whole the lives that were interrupted.
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