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The bill contains expungement provisions supported by civil liberties advocates. [13] Around 700,000 marijuana-related police records and court convictions are expected to qualify to be erased under the bill. [14] Cases of marijuana possession under 30 grams will automatically be expunged. Cases involving more than 30 grams will require court ...
On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to legalize recreational marijuana use starting on January 1, 2020. 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]
August 1, 2013: Gov. Pat Quinn signed bill legalizing medical marijuana effective January 1, 2014. [ 71 ] May 31, 2019: the General Assembly passed the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to legalize recreational marijuana use beginning January 1, 2020, allowing adults age 21 and over to possess up to 30 g (1.1 oz). [ 72 ]
The U.S. Marijuana Party was formed in 2002 by Loretta Nall from Massachusetts following her misdemeanor arrest for marijuana possession. [73] [74] [75] Nall was the chairperson of the party until 2004. [76] Writer, military veteran, and former White Panther, Wayward Bill Chengelis was Colorado U.S. Marijuana Party chairman, from 2002 through ...
The Illinois Green Party is a statewide political party in Illinois.The party is state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States.. The party ran its first statewide candidates in 2006, led by Rich Whitney, candidate for Illinois Governor, who received 361,336 votes, 10% of the total vote, making the Green Party one of only three legally established, statewide political parties in ...
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As of April 18, 2023, eleven Green Party members have been elected to mayor-level positions in local offices. Gayle McLaughlin was twice elected mayor of Richmond, California , defeating two Democrats in 2006, [ 21 ] [ 22 ] and reelected in 2010, and elected to City Council in 2014 after completing her second term as mayor. [ 23 ]
The Green Party's membership encompasses the fourth-highest percentage of registered voters in the United States, with a total membership of 234,120. [58] The Green Party has its strongest popular support on the Pacific Coast, Upper Great Lakes, and Northeast, as reflected in the geographical distribution of Green candidates elected. [59]