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Tag: Possession
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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.
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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.”
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Marijuana busts still costing millions of taxpayer dollars
Alderman promises hearings on why Chicago police keep making hundreds of pot arrests a week.
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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
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Aldermen say yes to pot law changes
Rahm Emanuel’s decriminalization proposal moves forward
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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
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Rahm backs changes to pot policy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is preparing to announce his support for a plan to soften penalties for marijuana possession
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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
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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
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The land of lockups
Illinois keeps incarcerating more nonviolent offenders—and it’s costing you money
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Cook County state’s attorney pans marijuana decriminalization
Anita Alvarez calls marijuana a “gateway drug”
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No movement in sight for marijuana reforms
City officials have tabled a proposal to reform marijuana laws
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Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
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Father Pfleger: end the pot possession busts!
On pro-pot-decriminalization priest Father Michael Pfleger