(CNN) If you've been arrested for weed in Illinois, you can breathe a sigh of relief.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker just signed HB 1438 this week, which makes cannabis legal in the state for individuals 21 and over, along with sweeping criminal criminal justice reforms designed to help those whose lives have been upended by the state's drug laws.
In addition to legalizing marijuana, the 610-page bill offers relief to the roughly 770,000 residents of the state with marijuana-related offenses on their criminal records, according to the Marijuana Policy Project
A new law legalizes weed and helps those caught with it in the past
The state's new Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which takes effect in 2020, allows people to automatically receive clemency for convictions up to 30 grams of cannabis. Those convicted with larger amounts, from 30-500 grams can petition a court to have the charge lifted.
just__Steve on June 28th, 2019 at 03:59 UTC »
“Why the hell are we letting the government pay their bills with weed money while they have people locked up for trying to pay their bills with weed money?”
-Dave Chappelle
ragingbuffalo on June 28th, 2019 at 03:14 UTC »
Does this include expunging arrest records for it too? Uh asking for a friend
bababouie on June 28th, 2019 at 03:03 UTC »
Look at that number and tell me that wasn't insane to begin with