800,000 Eligible To Clear Their Record In Illinois Legal Pot

JOHN O'CONNOR, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Politics
Wed, 06/26/2019 - 3:10pm

For decades, getting caught with a small amount of marijuana could put Illinois residents in jail for up to six months and perhaps worse. The criminal record would follow them for the rest of their lives. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature this week on a law legalizing recreational cannabis includes a provision for nearly 800,000 people caught in that snare to clear their records.

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800,000 Eligible To Clear Their Record In Illinois Legal Pot

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