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Home » marijuana legalization

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Posted inColumns & 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

Posted inBlogs

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.

Posted inBlogs

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.

Posted inBlogs

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.

Posted inNews & 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.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A lightning round of answers to questions from Toronto’s Curious Minds Weekend

by Dan Savage March 23, 2017August 18, 2021

Dan addresses threesomes, butt plugs, Justin Trudeau, and more.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

As he seeks Wilson’s runoff endorsement, Mayor Rahm has the willies

by Ben Joravsky March 3, 2015August 18, 2021

The mayor—with help from Governor Rauner—tries to build his African-American support.

Posted inNews & Politics

Eight questions for your new Republican overlord

by Mick Dumke November 6, 2014August 18, 2021

Taxes, weed, Madigan—what will governor-elect Bruce Rauner do?

Posted inBlogs

Marijuana legalization needs to be a gateway to broader drug reform

by Steve Bogira July 31, 2014August 18, 2021

A new stance on pot can lead the nation’s retreat from its misguided drug war.

Jack Riley says his goal is to disrupt the drug trade from Mexican cartels to street-level distributors: "This is the new face of organized crime."
Posted inNews & Politics

The drug warrior

by Mick Dumke May 27, 2014August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

Marijuana votes produce legal haze and hope for reforms

by Mick Dumke November 9, 2012August 19, 2021

Legalization votes in Colorado and Washington show that the nation’s marijuana policies are a tangled mess

Posted inBlogs

Marijuana reforms wither in General Assembly

by Mick Dumke July 9, 2012August 19, 2021

It’s not clear when—or if—legislators will take up proposals to change state pot laws

Posted inNews & Politics

The reefer solution

by Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky December 1, 2011August 19, 2021

A bill from state Rep. La Shawn Ford would reform marijuana laws

Posted inBlogs

Happy 4/20: Legalize ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

by Whet Moser April 20, 2010August 19, 2021

Your annual reminder.

Posted inBlogs

This Is Your City on Drugs: How to get pols into marijuana legalization

by Whet Moser August 12, 2009August 19, 2021

Mick Dumke suggested recently that the city get behind marijuana legalization in some form. Which is ok with me, but how do you enthuse our fuddy, not-particularly-libertarian powers that be?

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