The Prairie State took $31.5 million from cannabis tax revenue to support social justice initiatives.
According to Marijuana Moment, $28.3 million will be granted to service delivery, while $3.1 million will be used to sponsor “assessment and planning initiatives,”
Illinois officials provided the grant money to communities that have been negatively affected by the war on drugs. These funds are contained in the state’s Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program that was formed in accordance with Illinois adult-use cannabis legalization law.
Some 25% of cannabis tax dollars must be placed in that fund to further support those deprived of legal assistance and finances, or in need of community reentry.
Two Riverbend groups receive R3 grants
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CHICAGO Two Riverbwend agences are among grant recipients announced this week by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority using revenue from Illinois’ adult-use cannabis sales.
Eighty grants totaling $31.5 million were announced for communities the ICJIA says has been hardest hit by the failed war on drugs. The organizations’ work includes violence prevention, legal aid, and re-entry services.
The Madison Police Department will receive $92,291 and United Way of Greater St. Louis will receive $829,240 for economic development, violence prevention and youth development.
The grants are part of the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program created as part of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA) signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2019. The law requires that 25 percent of all cannabis revenue be used to support communities impacted by economic disinvestment, violence, and the severe and disp
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Justice Rita B. Garman and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Carla E. Barnes as an at-large Circuit Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Barnes will be the first African-American judge in the Eleventh Circuit.
Barnes is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Scott D. Drazewski on Dec. 31, 2020. The appointment takes effect on Feb. 11, 2021, and will conclude on Dec. 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election.
“The screening committee found Carla Barnes to be extremely well-qualified for the position of circuit judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and I am pleased that the Court unanimously agreed with that assessment,” Justice Garman said. “She has served the people of McLean County in the Public Defender’s Office for 19 years and has been the Chief Public Defender since 2014. Considering her diverse background and her experience
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Illinois Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Jan. 12.
Justice Rita B. Garman and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Carla E. Barnes as an At-Large Circuit Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Ms. Barnes will be the first African-American judge in the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Barnes is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Scott D. Drazewski on December 31, 2020. The appointment takes effect on February 11, 2021, and will conclude on December 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election.
“The screening committee found Carla Barnes to be extremely well-qualified for the position of circuit judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and I am pleased that the Court unanimously agreed with that assessment,” Justice Garman said. “She has served the people of McLean County in the Public Defender’s Office for 19 years and has been the Chief Pu
Despite promises that cannabis legalization in Illinois would fund more minority business participation and neighborhood improvements, the state has yet to spend $62 million collected for those purposes.