SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois is likely to become the 11th state to allow small amounts of marijuana for recreational use after the Democratic-controlled House on Friday sent a legalization plan to Democratic Gov. Illinois would become the second state to endorse the idea through its legislature, following Vermont last year. But Cassidy said Friday the first year’s take would be $58 million and the state could expect $500 million in five years. “The state of Illinois just made history, legalizing adult-use cannabis with the most equity-centric approach in the nation,” Pritzker said in a statement. In other work, lawmakers were crafting a spending plan of about $39 billion and a $41.5 billion state construction program.

Source: thestar May 31, 2019 21:11 UTC