Gov. Pritzker Praises Senate Passage of Adult-Use Cannabis

Press Release

Gov. JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois Senate passed legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis.

"Illinois is poised to become the first state in the nation that put equity and criminal justice reform at the heart of its approach to legalizing cannabis, and I'm grateful that the Senate has taken this important step with a bipartisan vote. Senators Steans and Hutchinson have done tremendous work to reach this point, and I encourage the House to take decisive action to make Illinois a national leader in equity and criminal justice reform."

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