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Senate Bill 7, a legalization shell bill, was introduced in early April 2019. [7] Provisions of the bill were announced on May 4. [8] SB7 was passed by the Senate May 29. [1] The bill became House Bill 1438. During debates, Rep. Anthony DeLuca reenacted the 1987 This Is Your Brain on Drugs anti-drug PSA on the House floor.
After historic votes to approve the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (HB 1438) in the Illinois House and Senate, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has pledged to sign the bill into law.
The bill was signed by Governor J. B. Pritzker on June 25, 2019. [24] [25] [26] Recreational-use revenue in Illinois is expected to reach an estimated $1.6 billion a year. [27] Illinois became the first state in the nation to legalize cannabis for recreational sale through a state legislature rather than ballot initiative. [28]
In 2018, U.S. states proposed or are expected to propose cannabis reform legislation for medical marijuana and non-medical adult use. State-level legalization remains at odds with cannabis' status as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act at the Federal level, and the Cannabis policy of the Donald Trump administration appeared to become more hostile than that of the previous ...
Illinois will become the 11th U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults under a bill that won final passage in the state legislature on Friday. The Democratic-controlled ...
The bill, which includes state-run dispensaries, was introduced on January 8 by lawmakers in the majority-Republican state assembly. [28] [29] On January 3, Erica Layon (R) introduced New Hampshire HB 1633, adult-use legalization. [30] [31] The bill passed by 239-136 house vote on April 11, 2024. [32]
When is the deadline for a new Farm Bill? The 2018 Farm Bill was set to expire last year, but lawmakers extended it for another year. Congress is required to sign a new bill by Sept. 30, or the ...
The New Hampshire legislature held hearings on a legalization and regulated sales bill in January. [54] House Bill 360 passed in the House by voice vote on March 16. [55] HB360 legalizes cannabis in the state, without new taxes or regulations. The Virginia Senate passed SB1133, a legalized sales bill, on February 7. [56]