The suburban police chief recently elected president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police says he’s making it a top priority to fight the legalization of recreational marijuana use here.
“It is a disastrous move,” Chief Steven Stelter said, ticking off more than a half-dozen reasons the association opposes the proposed Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a plan last week that would legalize recreational use for those 21 and older. If passed, Illinois would become the 10th state to legalize.
But several provisions of the proposal have raised red flags for Stelter and others in law enforcement — from a provision allowing people to grow up to five marijuana plants at home to the lack of measures preventing a user from purchasing large amounts by visiting multiple dispensaries.
“I’m sure everybody that wants to grow is going to stick to five plants,” he said with more than a hint of sarcasm.
Read more from the Daily Herald here.
I see the ladies who front the Barrington Hills Chronicle “liked” this story on Facebook after the Observer published it earlier. Don’t they realize the very Riding Club members they support would be limited to ONLY 5 POT PLANTS PER HOUSEHOLD if this law were enacted!?
Time to start an old fashioned RCBH Facebook campaign like “Save Five Acres/(Plant Weed)”, “Save Horse Boarding (And Seeds) in Barrington Hills,” and one of my favorites, “Save Open Space/(LOVE POT!)”.
When government is considering allowing more freedom instead of its usual tendency to further restrict freedom, we should all rejoice!