marijuana legalization Archives

two wheatpasted posters by artist Shepard Fairey on a wall in Los Angeles. one reads Cannabis Justice Now. The other poster has an image of a prisoner behind bars holding a newspaper that reads marijuana legalized

Locked up for cannabis, locked out of work

by Tatiana Walk-Morris April 22, 2023April 22, 2023

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 […]

Columns & Opinion

Explaining the inexplicable

by Ben Joravsky January 9, 2020August 18, 2021

How to talk to children about legal weed, Donald Trump, and endless Middle Eastern wars

Blogs

Luis Gutierrez won’t run for Congress again, endorses Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia to succeed him, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 29, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a residence hall without heat, hot water forces Chicago State University students to stay in hotels.

Blogs

Cook County commissioner wants to add marijuana legalization referendum to March 2018 ballot, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Emanuel slams Trump for “pointing fingers” at Chicago again.

Blogs

Biss, Kennedy, Pritzker support legalizing marijuana in Illinois, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Durbin confronts Jeff Sessions on his failure to solve Chicago’s gun violence issues.

News & Politics

Chris Hayes says America’s founders would be offended by the modern police state

by Ryan Smith March 28, 2017August 18, 2021

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.