Another US state legalized recreational marijuana

Illinois became 11 a US state that legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes.

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Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker signed the corresponding June law 25, reports Rtvi.

The state became the second where such a decision was made through the legislature, and not through a referendum. Marijuana in Illinois will start selling from 1 in January on 2020.

Adoption of the law also means that almost 800 has thousands of people convicted of purchasing or possessing marijuana can drop charges. This is now required by minority legislators and interest groups. The law also promises to increase tax revenues to the state budget by 25%.

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“Over the past 50 years, the war with cannabis has destroyed families, filled prisons with non-violent criminals ... Every year law enforcement agencies across the country spend billions of dollars criminalizing cannabis, but its consumption is still widespread,” Pritsker said.

Recreational use of marijuana now allowed in the eleven states of the United States: Alaska, Illinois, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and the Northern Mariana Islands. You can also use cannabis for medical purposes in the US 33.

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