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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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David Struett

Pritzker touts Illinois pot legalization as model for other states

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in downtown Chicago on Thursday. (Dave Struett/Sun-Times)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday bragged that Illinois legalized pot in a way that repairs “past harms” of the war on drugs and should be a model for other states.

“We built out the most equitable, accessible and prosperous cannabis ecosystem in the nation, and it’s one that helps repair our past harms,” Pritzker told a crowd gathered at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in downtown Chicago.

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