‘Look at How Much Money This City Has Taken Away’: Illinois Activists Demand Reparations for Ex-Cons Convicted of Marijuana Charges - The New York Beacon

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‘Look at How Much Money This City Has Taken Away’: Illinois Activists Demand Reparations for Ex-Cons Convicted of Marijuana Charges - The New York Beacon

To date, 18 states in America, including the District of Columbia, have legalized the recreational use of cannabis. Another 13 and the U.S. Virgin Islands havedecriminalized its usage, subsequently boosting the industry’s revenues.Now an organization in Illinois wants officials to reconsider reparations for ex-convicts who […]

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