Also, it’s so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.
Tag: marijuana
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Should we stop using the word ‘marijuana’?
The term was popularized by the racist progenitor of the country’s war on drugs.
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Most Democratic gubernatorial candidates favor some form of legal weed in Illinois
But incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner seems to be skeptical of legalization.
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Pot smokers toke up in public to make a political statement
About 80 people gathered around the Logan Square monument on 4/20, the unofficial “National Weed Day,” for a celebration that doubled as a campaign event.
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Despite decriminalization, Chicago’s grass gap persists
It took statewide decriminalization to get Chicago cops to stop arresting mostly black Chicagoans for possession of small amounts of weed.
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Two Zion residents charged with conspiring to help ISIS, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm returned to Washington, D.C., to discuss infrastructure and meet with DeVos.
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Potheads rejoice: Illinois lawmakers move to legalize recreational weed
The proposed law would make it legal for adults to possess, purchase, and grow weed and would regulate and tax the drug statewide.
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Fiddling while Rome burns
Uncle Dan offers quick-hit advice for penis diddlers, dry humpers, and more.
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A peek into the Area 51 of pot
A rare glimpse at the inner workings of the highly secretive medical marijuana cultivation center in remote Delavan, Illinois.
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New Illinois law defines ‘stoned driving’
The state’s new marijuana law sets a benchmark for driving under the influence of weed, but attorneys say it’ll be hard to enforce.
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Police chief Eddie Johnson quickly removes police powers from cops involved in fatal shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, Bruce Rauner decriminalizes carrying small amounts of marijuana.
