With the recent action by Illinois, more than 20% of the country now allows legal recreational marijuana. “Illinois’ new governor, J.B. Pritzker, delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation that makes his state the 11th to legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use and the second to approve it through the Legislature rather than the ballot box. The bill, HB 1438, goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020.”

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Nearly 800,000 marijuana convictions will be expunged from people’s records in Illinois.  »