JLN Video: State Rep. Kelly Cassidy – STAC 2020

Suzanne Cosgrove

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State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) 14th District, a sponsor of the bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois, joined a STAC panel on cannabis investment. Cassidy talked to John Lothian News about the cannabis sale rollout Jan.1, ongoing efforts to bring social equity to cannabis business applications and how some states are using Illinois’ model when writing their own cannabis legislation.

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