CHICAGO (CBS)-- With the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, recreational marijuana officially became legal in Illinois. Illinois is now one of 11 U.S. states in which recreational use of marijuana is legal – following a successful push that served as a major element of Gov....
Legal sales are becoming big business for the state. According to the state's 2022 marijuana report, Illinois collected $1.5 billion in sales last year, $1.2 billion in 2021, and $406 million in 2020. The legalization of recreational marijuana does not affect the state's medical marijuana pro...
Medical Marijuana Technically Is Legal in Illinois Today, but Implementation Will Be Slow Not Ready Yet
As of January 2020, it's legal forpossess 30 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of concentrated cannabis and products containing up to 500 milligrams of THC. Adults who are not Illinois residents can have half those amounts while in the state. Consumption remains illegal in public places. Resident...
Today, 47 states, as well as Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana in one form or another. With the rapid rise in the popularity of marijuana, many people are asking where is medical marijuana legal and where is recreational marijuana legal? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is...
Marijuana has been illegal for less than 1% of the time that it’s been in use. Its known uses go back further than 7,000 B.C. and it was legal as recently as when Ronald Reagan was a boy. The marijuana (hemp) plant, of course, has an incredible number of uses. The earliest ...
than buying it recreationally and paying the high (pun intended) taxes on legalized weed. But overall, since it has become legal in Missouri personally, I haven't seen the boom of shops and places selling it like I did when it became legal in Illinois. Are Missourians saying no to weed...
Well, before you get too carried away, let me ask you this: do you know if it's actually legal to do such things in your car? Which of these scenarios is illegal and which is not? Just an FYI, in Illinois, indecent exposure is a serious offense that can result in harsh legal ...
1996: Proposition 215 takes first steps to legalize marijuana photolona // Shutterstock 1996: Proposition 215 takes first steps to legalize marijuana Marijuana began its long and continuing journey to legalization when California voters passed Proposition 215, allowing for the medical use of marijuana....
Well, before you get too carried away, let me ask you this: do you know if it's actually legal to do such things in your car? Which of these scenarios is illegal and which is not? Just an FYI, in Illinois, indecent exposure is a serious offense that can result in harsh legal ...