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Minnesota Attorney General: “For me, I don’t think it’s good enough to have legalization, we need expungement.”

Feb 19, 2020

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Jason Karimi, WeedPress Contributor

in Current Events

Today this story comes from KARE 11 News: “We know that there is a definite racial impact when it comes to the enforcement of marijuana laws,” Ellison said, adding: “We know that in one large city in our state, a young black man was 21 times mores likely to be arrested for marijuana than…
VIDEO | Here’s Illinois Governor-Elect J.B. Pritzker on legalizing pot “nearly right away” in Illinois Wednesday

Nov 9, 2018

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Jason Karimi, WeedPress Contributor

in Current Events

My favorite parts: J.B. Pritzker: “We have an opportunity here in Illinois to bring $700 million of revenue to the state to create jobs across the state. Production facilities, dispensaries, and to reserve some of the licenses for people who have been most put upon and ill effected by the War on Drugs.”…