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Chicago’s Mayor Puts Social Equity First in Decision to Limit Pot Shops in the City
Mayor Lori Lightfoot encourages cannabis industry to spread the wealth.
September 23, 2019
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot encourages cannabis industry to spread the wealth.
By Clarence Walker It was just another marijuana bust by Chicago’s crack dope squad and should have resulted in an easy conviction, but thanks to
Illinois’ medical marijuana program has yet to serve a single patient, but that hasn’t stopped at least one medical marijuana company from doing good things
By Alizeh Siddiqui According to DNAinfo Chicago, the percentage of people fined for the possession of marijuana in Chicago has greatly increased over the past year.
Medical marijuana will soon be available to Illinois patients that qualify for the Illinois medical marijuana program. Illinois has one of the most restrictive medical
This event serves to unite the SSDP chapter network for a day of training, workshops, discussion, networking, and expert presentations aimed to help us refine
I vividly remember seeing the D.A.R.E. car cruising around my low income neighborhood growing up. The officers inside would stop every once in awhile, turn
By Phillip Smith The Chicago City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to decriminalize the possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana — a little more
Chicago City Council Committee Approves Rahm Emanuel’s Marijuana Policy The Chicago City Council committee on Thursday voted 12 to 1 to approve a new Chicago
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wants To De-Criminalize Marijuana Possession If Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel gets his way, getting caught with 15 grams or less of
By Phillip Smith Even as Chicago ponders whether to decriminalize pot possession, one of its suburbs has gone ahead and done it. The city of
By Phillip Smith Chicago could be about to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Alderman Daniel Solis will introduce a proposal at next
Cook County Illinois Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who boldly declared last month that the war on drugs has failed, said she’s talked with Chicago’s new
By Phillip Smith As we reported last week, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has proposed requiring all adults living in public housing–including senior citizens–to take
by Phillip Smith The Chicago Housing Authority wants to require all current and future adult residents–including senior citizens–to pass a drug test. A positive drug