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ChairmanAgnostic

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3. I got an email from MPP, no cite yet.

Reply to trueblue2007 (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 05:03 PM

Jul 2016

But here is the tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-marijuana-decriminalzation-0730-20160729-story.html

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Illinois decriminalized Marijuana! [View all] ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 OP

where is the news link ??????????????? trueblue2007 Jul 2016 #1

I got an email from MPP, no cite yet. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #3

Here.. pkdu Jul 2016 #7

Thanks. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #12

Great news! Equinox Moon Jul 2016 #2

If its for trafficking, nope. That's federal stuff. maxsolomon Jul 2016 #6

Yes, although other crimes are often involved. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #10

Illinois governor signs bill decriminalizing personal marijuana possession trueblue2007 Jul 2016 #4

In further news, crime rate immediately drops 50%. 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #5

Heh, yeah. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #8

Bwahahaha. progressoid Jul 2016 #9

Actually, pot is great for that condition, too. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #11

let em gnash !! YOHABLO Jul 2016 #13

True. Dentists need our love, too. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #14

Cement Obama's legacy PrideofJefferson Jul 2016 #15

Agreed Fritz Walter Jul 2016 #29

So not *really* decriminalized Big_K Jul 2016 #16

So true, BUT ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #19

That is the definition of decriminalization metalbot Jul 2016 #34

When Illinois has so many crisis-level, unresolved problems frazzled Jul 2016 #17

Right on all counts. Especially his toxicity. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #20

It's a good step. But it's an exceptionally small step. Taitertots Jul 2016 #18

Good because even if you don't smoke pot why should taxpayers have to support the jails with Person 2713 Jul 2016 #21

AND mj buzz usually leads to hunger and laughing, not anger and violence like alcohol often does. 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #22

It also impairs memory formation Igel Jul 2016 #25

Which do you consider more of a health hazard (physical AND mental), mj or alcohol? 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #27

Buzz kill. nt Betty88 Jul 2016 #31

It remains illegal for minors. nt coffeenap Jul 2016 #32

Yet there are many different strains of legal pot and more in the pipeline Midnight Writer Jul 2016 #33

decrim is bullshit Warren Stupidity Jul 2016 #23

So when does Amazon.com greymattermom Jul 2016 #35

Yep. It STILL gives cops the phony "sniff test" justification for rights violations. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2016 #37

What happens to everybody in jail for less than 10 grams then I wonder? mahina Jul 2016 #24

Read the legislation. Igel Jul 2016 #26

smoke em if u got em! Cryptoad Jul 2016 #28

... IronLionZion Jul 2016 #30

So glad to hear that! Way to go Illinois! AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #36

Hasn't caused any harm here - absolute legal. raven mad Jul 2016 #38