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Cook County, Illinois, Marijuana Legalization Advisory Question (March 2018)
| Cook County Marijuana Legalization Advisory Question |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| March 20, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local marijuana |
| Related articles |
| Local marijuana on the ballot March 20, 2018 ballot measures in Illinois Cook County, Illinois ballot measures Local marijuana on the ballot |
| See also |
| Cook County, Illinois |
A marijuana legalization advisory question was on the ballot for voters in Cook County, Illinois, on March 20, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of advising the state of Illinois to legalize commercial production and adult use of recreational marijuana. |
| A no vote was a vote against advising the state of Illinois to legalize commercial production and adult use of recreational marijuana. |
The advisory question was designed to determine the level of support from voters in Cook County for the state of Illinois to legalize commercial marijuana for recreational use by adults 21 years of age or older. The question was non-binding, meaning that approval did not directly affect marijuana laws or policy either at the city or statewide level.
Cook County is one of the largest election jurisdictions in the country, according to the Office of the County Clerk. The county seat is Chicago.[1]
Election results
| Cook County Marijuana Question | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 597,542 | 68.39% | ||
| No | 276,205 | 31.61% | ||
- Election results from Cook County Clerk's Office and Chicago Board of Elections
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[2]
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Shall the State of Illinois legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use by adults 21 and older subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance? [3] |
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Referenda
A full list of referenda on the ballot in Cook County, Illinois, can be accessed here.
Path to the ballot
The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously (17-0) on December 13, 2017, to place the advisory question on the ballot for March 20, 2018.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Home," accessed March 2, 2018
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Referenda - March 20, 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election," accessed March 2, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Cook County voters to be asked next year about legalizing marijuana," December 17, 2017
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