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The governor and lawmakers touted a central social justice provision of their proposal: expunging what they estimate would be 800,000 low-level drug convictions. Revenue from Illinois’ marijuana industry would be invested in communities that lawmakers said have been devastated by the nation’s war on drugs.
According to a summary from Pritzker’s office, permit fees would be $100,000 for growers and $30,000 for retailers, with lower fees for applicants from minority areas disproportionately affected by convictions in the war on drugs. There would also be a business development fee of 5% of total sales or $500,000, whichever is less, for cultivators, and up to $200,000 for dispensaries, with lower fees for “social equity applicants.
“This is a bill to generate money for the marijuana industry,” he said. “We have other, more responsible options for drug policy — our state deserves better.” Proponents said Saturday that what makes the bill stand out is people of color were at the center of the measure’s negotiations, where they hadn’t been before.The governor would appoint a cannabis regulation oversight officer who would recommend changes to the law and rules, and would coordinate regulation among the departments of agriculture, revenue, financial and professional regulation, state police, public health, commerce and economic opportunity, and human services.
Hutchinson spoke directly to those opposed to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in the state, specifically those who advocate for slowing down the process. She said the legalization bill she and other lawmakers have advanced not only addresses the logistics of the pot business here, but does so under the umbrella of social justice reform.
“Racial Equity Plus Weed” is good for Illinois. suntimes
¿Quien es el que más ha invertido en cultivos alternativos en USA?
Welcome to Canada! Imagine an entire country going legal! And we have lived to tell about it...also, not too many hand guns around in our pockets (like none!)
Places are already selling weed legally.