Marijuana decriminalization revived in Illinois Senate
A measure that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana has been revived in the Illinois Senate.
A similar bill the General Assembly approved last year was allowed to die after Gov. Bruce Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to propose tighter restrictions. The new bill, sponsored by Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, and approved Wednesday by the Senate Criminal Law Committee, incorporates the changes Rauner suggested.
Those include lowering the threshold for being ticketed rather than arrested for marijuana possession to 10 grams. The original bill set the threshold at 15 grams, equal to about 30 joints.
The new bill also raises the range for fines to $100 to $200 from $55 to $125 and lowers the limit at which someone can be charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. The limit in last year's bill was 15 nanograms per milliliter
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