SPRINGFIELD聽(WSIL) 鈥� Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to make Illinois the nation鈥檚 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana use.
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Pritzker has scheduled a bill-signing ceremony Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. in Chicago. His staff listed the event on his schedule released late Monday night.
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The law would allow residents to purchase and possess up to 1 ounce (30 grams) of usable marijuana at a time. Nonresidents could have 15 grams. Up to five privately home-grown plants would be allowed for personal use, but only for patients approved for the existing medical marijuana program.
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Ten states and the District of Columbia allow recreational use.
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