Ill. House Narrowly Rejects Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana
(Chicago Sun Times) — The Illinois House on Tuesday narrowly rejected legislation that that would legalize the medicinal use of marijuana. The measure pushed by Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) reached 58 votes — two shy of the 60 needed to pass the House — before members began deserting the apparently doomed bill, leaving the “yes” tally at 53. Lang kept the legislation alive through a parliamentary maneuver, but Tuesday’s vote dealt a potentially fatal blow to efforts to pass the bill before a new General Assembly is seated in January.
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