The Illinois House approved a bill that prohibits firing workers for trace amounts of marijuana in their systems, but employers remain very leery about it.
The bill s chief sponsor, state Rep. Bob Morgan said the change would let people, especially medical cannabis users, use a legal product on their own time “and not fear losing
Fight over Virginia marijuana legalization continues as lawmakers finalize bill
Both the Virginia House and Senate have passed bills to legalize marijuana. Now, lawmakers are working to reconcile the differences between the two proposals. Author: John Henry Updated: 3:37 AM EST February 24, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. Virginia is closer than ever to legalizing marijuana, but some groups are still trying to fight the effort.
Both the Virginia House and Senate have passed bills aimed at legalizing marijuana this year.
Lawmakers from both chambers are currently in conference as they try to reconcile differences between the House and Senate measures.
However, both proposals call for retail sales of marijuana to begin some time in 2024 for people 21 and older. Both the House and Senate bills also have framework to expunge some Virginians previous marijuana-related offenses.