J.B. Pritzker Archives | Paradise Found

December 8, 2023adult-use cannabis, aggregated, Colorado, Governor, illinois, J.B. Pritzker, Jared Polis, John Bel Edwards, Kathy Hochul, louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, news, open letter, Phil Murphy, Politics, President Joe Biden, reschedule, Wes Moore

Six Governors Push Biden To Reschedule Pot in Open Letter

Governors across America are tired of waiting for President Joe Biden to […]

April 18, 2023aggregated, cannabis, Governor, house, illinois, J.B. Pritzker, Jehan Gordon-Booth, news, odor, searches, Senate, Senate Bill 125, Senator Rachel Ventura, smell, Warrant

Illinois House Considers Bill Banning Vehicle Searches Based On Weed Odor

Members of the Illinois House of Representatives are considering a bill that […]

November 16, 2022aggregated, illinois, Industry, J.B. Pritzker, retail stores, social equity

Illinois hands out first social equity cannabis retail licenses

The state of Illinois gives a long-awaited go-ahead so the first two […]

April 1, 2022adult-use cannabis, aggregated, Chicago, dispensary licenses, illinois, J.B. Pritzker, news, True Social Equity in Cannabis, war on drugs

Activists in Illinois Call for Fairness in Dispensary License Process

Rally-goers this week “called for a fairer process to get a marijuana […]

December 18, 2021aggregated, cannabis lobbying, drug czar, illinois, J.B. Pritzker, Marijuana Policy Project, MPP, news, Toi Hutchinson

Former Illinois Drug Czar Joins the Cannabis Lobbying Sector

The top official overseeing Illinois’ cannabis policy is leaving the public sector […]

January 5, 2021aggregated, criminal justice, expungement, illinois, J.B. Pritzker, marijuana legalization, Politics, sentencing reform, war on drugs

Illinois officials say they’ve expunged 500,000 cannabis convictions

Gov. J.B. Pritzker pardoned 9,210 low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois police erased 492,000 […]