Marijuana State Tourism Revenue

Where: Illinois

Why is a Governor talking about state revenue from marijuana tourism? Illinois recently legalized cannabis while neighboring states, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, & Wisconsin have not

When did the Governor say this? In the 2020 State of the State

What else did he say about legalization?

• 63,000 new jobs
• new opportunities for entrepreneurs
• new opportunities for those from communities that have been left behind
• a second chance to hundreds of thousands of people who had a low level cannabis conviction or arrest on their record

Chicago Business | Pritzker’s State of the State address: Full text