The governor of Illinois pardoned more than 11,000 people for low-level marijuana convictions one day before a sweeping law makes cannabis legal in the state for people 21 and older
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions Tuesday -- one day before a sweeping law makes cannabis legal in the state for people 21 and older.
The 11,017 pardons are a small part of the law Pritzker signed in June, making Illinois the 11th state in the nation to legalize weed use by adults. The law is also intended to help people held back from jobs, housing and financial aid for college because of drug convictions, according to state officials. "We are ending the 50-year long war on cannabis," the Democratic governor, who made the announcement at a church on Chicago's South Side, said in a statement.
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