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On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to legalize recreational marijuana use starting on January 1, 2020. The bill was signed by Governor J. B. Pritzker on June 25, 2019. [24][25][26] Recreational-use revenue in Illinois is expected to reach an estimated $1.6 billion a year. [27 ...
January 1, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-01) Code. 410 ILCS 705. Status: Current legislation. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (Illinois House Bill 1438) is an act legalizing and regulating the production, consumption, and sale of cannabis in Illinois. It was approved by both houses by May 31, 2019 and came into effect January 1, 2020. [1][2]
In the United States, the non-medical use of cannabis is legalized in 24 states (plus Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia) and decriminalized in 7 states, as of November 2023. [1] Decriminalization refers to a policy of reduced penalties for cannabis offenses, typically involving a civil ...
The Land of Lincoln officially legalized recreational marijuana with the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act in 2019, opening the door for legal use starting Jan. 1, 2020. Anyone 21 years old ...
The legal history of cannabis in the United States began with state-level prohibition in the early 20th century, with the first major federal limitations occurring in 1937. Starting with Oregon in 1973, individual states began to liberalize cannabis laws through decriminalization. In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical ...
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 ...
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the legalization of marijuana and how it would affect our economy. Some numbers point to the reduction of government costs of prison ...
United States history. Publisher. Basic Books. Publication date. December 5, 2017. Website. www .emilydufton .com /grass-roots. Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America is a 2017 non-fiction book by Emily Dufton, based on her doctoral research.