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Tag: Possession
Mayor Emanuel and aldermen vow to implement pot law they already vowed to implement
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in a hurry to slow arrests for marijuana possession.
Mayoral ally thanks police for ignoring the pot decriminalization law he sponsored
After months of demanding fixes to Chicago’s marijuana policies, Alderman Danny Solis deems them “very effective.”
Marijuana busts still costing millions of taxpayer dollars
Alderman promises hearings on why Chicago police keep making hundreds of pot arrests a week.
City Council votes to lower penalties on pot possession
The Chicago City Council passed a measure to soften penalties for low-level pot possession by a 43 to 3 vote
Aldermen say yes to pot law changes
Rahm Emanuel’s decriminalization proposal moves forward
A few things the City Council should know about pot
Drug policy expert Kathie Kane-Willis discusses Chicago’s proposal to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession
Rahm backs changes to pot policy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is preparing to announce his support for a plan to soften penalties for marijuana possession
Mayor Emanuel stands pat on pot
The mayor remains silent as Chicago police tie up 175 officer hours a day arresting people for marijuana possession
Exploring the subconscious with film distributor Brian Block
The local film collector talks about preparing Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession for its first official U.S. release
The land of lockups
Illinois keeps incarcerating more nonviolent offenders—and it’s costing you money
Cook County state’s attorney pans marijuana decriminalization
Anita Alvarez calls marijuana a “gateway drug”
No movement in sight for marijuana reforms
City officials have tabled a proposal to reform marijuana laws
Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
Father Pfleger: end the pot possession busts!
On pro-pot-decriminalization priest Father Michael Pfleger