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Illinois marijuana decriminalization bill awaiting Rauner's signature

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 09:11

The good news, no the fantastic news, is that the Illinois bill that decriminalizes marijuana passed both the Illinois House and Senate and is waiting for Governor Rauner's signature. The bad news is that it appears that he is going to wait until the 11th hour to make a decision on the bill, as he has done on every piece of cannabis legislation that has hit his desk. He has 60 days from the time it passed to sign it. Of course, if he does nothing, it becomes law. It is clear to the people of Illinois that our new Republican governor is no fan of cannabis, neither medicinal nor recreational.

Governor Rauner is not a fan of cannabis

And this is Rauner's bill, so what's the holdup guv???? So, what's the big whoop about this bill? Illinois has moved from criminal penalties to civil ones, as in fines, for...

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