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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

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Cannabis arrests plummet in Illinois 5 largest suburbs

Cannabis arrests plummet in Illinois’ 5 largest suburbs

Associated Press December 28, 2019

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Cannabis arrests dropped significantly in Chicago's largest suburbs, a change many say is caused by decriminalization and a change of attitude toward the drug. Although recreational...

In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, Kim Foxx, then a candidate for Cook County states attorney, speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Foxx, now the Cook County States Attorney, says she hopes to begin expunging minor cannabis convictions in the coming months but acknowledges it wont be easy to implement her plan and that her office is still figuring out its scope. Foxx told the Chicago Sun-Times last week that she estimates that thousands of misdemeanor drug convictions could be wiped out. Foxx says her office is also reviewing its policy toward prosecuting those detained for selling marijuana.

Chicago prosecutor to start erasing pot convictions soon

Associated Press April 15, 2019

A top Chicago prosecutor says she hopes to begin expunging minor cannabis convictions in the coming months but acknowledges it won't be easy to implement her plan and that her office is still figuring...

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