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House Dems’ Cannabis Working Group Will Engage Industry, Equity Advocates

Nika Schoonover | Capitol News Illinois - February 26, 2023

According to the ACLU, Black people in Illinois were 7.5 times more likely than white people to be arrested for cannabis-related offenses prior to the state’s decriminalization of the drug in 2016. #cannabis

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ACLU says Journalists and Citizens Should Not be Barred from Public Meetings

Ernst Lamothe - February 15, 2022

“Everyone should have the right to attend a public meeting,” said Rebecca Glenberg, ACLU Illinois attorney. #ACLU

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