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[24] [25] [26] Recreational-use revenue in Illinois is expected to reach an estimated $1.6 billion a year. [27] Illinois became the first state in the nation to legalize cannabis for recreational sale through a state legislature rather than ballot initiative. [28] Overall, Illinois is the 11th state in the US to allow recreational marijuana. [29]
Around 700,000 marijuana-related police records and court convictions are expected to qualify to be erased under the bill. [14] Cases of marijuana possession under 30 grams will automatically be expunged. Cases involving more than 30 grams will require court approval to be expunged. [15]
Missouri had $12.7 million in sales over its first weekend of legalized recreational use.
The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of $25, lower than most city parking tickets. 2014, D.C. voted by ballot Initiative 71 to legalize recreational marijuana possession, cultivation, and transportation; commercial production and sale prohibited. The law went into effect February 26, 2015, following 30 days of congressional ...
Michigan law allows adults 21 and older to grow up to 12 cannabis plants per household. They may possess 2.5 ounces of marijuana and 15 grams of concentrated products. ... Illinois among top 5 ...
Illinois' new governor delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation making the state the 11th to approve marijuana for recreational use in a program offering legal remedies ...
1975: Alaska's Supreme Court establishes that the right to privacy includes possession of small amounts of marijuana. [22] 1976: Minnesota decriminalizes cannabis. [21] 1977: Mississippi, New York, and North Carolina decriminalize cannabis. [21] South Dakota also decriminalizes cannabis, but the law is repealed almost immediately afterwards. [23]
(The Center Square) – Even though marijuana is legal in Illinois, the state’s highest court has ruled that the smell of raw cannabis is enough for police to search a vehicle. The case stems ...