Recently, it was announced that Illinois was on track to make recreational cannabis use and cultivation legal. State Rep. Marty Moylan says, “Not so fast”
Per CST
A state legislator from the northwest suburbs on Monday implored Illinoisans to join him in throwing a wrench in the growing momentum to legalize marijuana in Illinois.
There’s other ways to generate revenue, not on the backs of our kids and young adults who are going to be addicted and sucked into this,” state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, said during a news conference outside the Thompson Center.
His message comes two days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a legalization bill that would allow people 21 and older to possess 30 grams of recreational marijuana and grow up to five plants in their homes.
“They’re going to be growing it on the back porch and selling it on the front porch,” Moylan said. “Listen, do you want this stuff in your neighborhood?” he asked.
Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot released a statement Monday endorsing Pritzker’s plan as “an important step forward in creating a fair process for legalizing recreational marijuana.”