How Kim Foxx Plans To Clear Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions in Cook County

By Nereida Moreno
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx arrives to speak to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx arrives to speak to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. AP Photo/Matt Marton
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx arrives to speak to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx arrives to speak to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. AP Photo/Matt Marton

How Kim Foxx Plans To Clear Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions in Cook County

By Nereida Moreno
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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has partnered with the nonprofit Code for America to clear tens of thousands of eligible marijuana convictions in Illinois.

Morning Shift sits down with Foxx for more on her office’s plans to address low-level marjuana convictions under the newly passed Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.

GUESTS: Kim Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney

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