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Cannabis Marijuana

In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, photo, cannabis is grown at Revolution Global’s cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Ill.

Charles Rex Arbogast

Cannabis Marijuana

In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, photo, cannabis is grown at Revolution Global’s cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Ill.

Charles Rex Arbogast

Inside Illinois’ cannabis industry, three years after legalization

In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, photo, cannabis is grown at Revolution Global’s cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Ill.

Charles Rex Arbogast

   

When Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act into law in 2019, state leaders promised to expunge cannabis-related records for thousands of residents and to lift up communities most impacted by the war on drugs.

Reset discusses how much of those promises have been fulfilled and gets an update on how the cannabis industry has evolved in the last three years.

GUESTS: Edie Moore, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws

Akilah Easter, dean of the urban agriculture department at Olive-Harvey College

Melissa Picciola, director of pro bono and community partnerships at Legal Aid Chicago

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