Craig Cesal was sentenced to life in prison for a cannabis offense before former President Donald Trump granted him a pardon. Today he finds himself in a different position: director of advocacy and senior clemency case manager at his nonprofit, the Second Chance Foundation. Last year, the Oakbrook Terrace resident teamed up with attorney Huma […]
Tag: marijuana legalization
Explaining the inexplicable
How to talk to children about legal weed, Donald Trump, and endless Middle Eastern wars
Luis Gutierrez won’t run for Congress again, endorses Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia to succeed him, and other Chicago news
Also, a residence hall without heat, hot water forces Chicago State University students to stay in hotels.
Cook County commissioner wants to add marijuana legalization referendum to March 2018 ballot, and other Chicago news
Also, Emanuel slams Trump for “pointing fingers” at Chicago again.
Biss, Kennedy, Pritzker support legalizing marijuana in Illinois, and other Chicago news
Also, Durbin confronts Jeff Sessions on his failure to solve Chicago’s gun violence issues.
Chris Hayes says America’s founders would be offended by the modern police state
In his new book A Colony in a Nation, the journalist and MSNBC host compares current-day policing in cities like Chicago to British rule just before the American Revolution.
A lightning round of answers to questions from Toronto’s Curious Minds Weekend
Dan addresses threesomes, butt plugs, Justin Trudeau, and more.
As he seeks Wilson’s runoff endorsement, Mayor Rahm has the willies
The mayor—with help from Governor Rauner—tries to build his African-American support.
Eight questions for your new Republican overlord
Taxes, weed, Madigan—what will governor-elect Bruce Rauner do?
Marijuana legalization needs to be a gateway to broader drug reform
A new stance on pot can lead the nation’s retreat from its misguided drug war.
The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
Marijuana votes produce legal haze and hope for reforms
Legalization votes in Colorado and Washington show that the nation’s marijuana policies are a tangled mess
Marijuana reforms wither in General Assembly
It’s not clear when—or if—legislators will take up proposals to change state pot laws
The reefer solution
A bill from state Rep. La Shawn Ford would reform marijuana laws