Proposed plans for the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Illinois have shifted from “when” to “how.”
Key lawmakers who have worked on the issue for years have been meeting with interest groups.
Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, campaigned on legalization and the hoped-for tax revenue of as much as $1 billion a year.
Powerful Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan is on board.
Ten states already allow it, including Michigan where voters opted in November to join the fray.
