As if anyone needed another reason to oust Bruce Rauner, consider this: there will never be legalized marijuana in Illinois as long as he’s governor.
So the first question is—isn’t it already legal?
“We’re in a holding pattern,” says Cassidy. “We’re continuing to work out a draft. But there are a lot of factors at play.”
Alas, the legislature is filled with nervous Nellies—they’re afraid to vote for legalization because someone, somewhere, might accuse them of being soft on crime.
In retrospect I realize that Reefer Madness probably did more harm than good to the antidrug cause, as the general conclusion of the older kids was that it was way more hilarious to watch when you were stoned.
Why is Rauner so opposed to legalization? There’s his stated reason—it would lead to more teenage use. We’ve already dealt with that.
