Governors jointly request federal funding to stop invasive carp from entering Great Lakes
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the bipartisan Council of Great Lakes Governors joined forces to ask federal leaders to include funding for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in the 2022 Water Resources Reform and Development Act.
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Illinois expunging marijuana convictions from criminal records
In addition to legalizing marijuana, the 610-page bill offers relief to the roughly 770,000 residents of the state with marijuana-related offenses on their criminal records, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. The bill also includes a "social equity program," which makes it easier for those with marijuana convictions to get business licenses. Pritzker is fulfilling a promise he made on the campaign trail and is making Illinois the 11th U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana. So far 18 states have decriminalized marijuana, the MPP says, and in all 34 states allow patients with health complaints to use medical marijuana. And Illinois is the latest state to offer clemency for marijuana convictions.
Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize marijuana
CBC News via CNN(CNN) - Illinois is now the 11th state in the United States to legalize the purchase and possession of recreational marijuana. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that allows adults 21 and over in the state to buy and possess small amounts of the drug. The measure, which passed the Illinois General Assembly earlier this month, also pardons individuals with nonviolent convictions for amounts of cannabis up to 30 grams. Pritzker, who campaigned for legalizing marijuana, said the legislation brings an "overdue change to our state." Illinois will charge a 10% tax on cannabis products with a THC level at or below 35%, a 20% tax on all cannabis infused products and 25% tax on cannabis with a THC level above 35%.