Weed bill: Pritzker to sign legislation changing how pot licenses are doled out Gov. Pritzker to sign marijuana equity bill Thursday Gov. JB Pritzker is hours away from signing a bill into law that will change how marijuana licenses are doled out. CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker is hours away from signing a bill into law that will change how marijuana licenses are doled out. It comes after a lot of controversy and outrage about the program. There are zero minority owned or even female owned dispensaries in the state. "If I live in Winnetka and I am very rich and wealthy, all I need to do is make a promise that I will hire someone from one of those areas that’s been disadvantaged by the war on drugs as a social equity applicant. We eliminated that," said State Representative La Shawn Ford.