Dillon Rosenblatt and Ben Giles//January 17, 2019//

(Deposit Photos/Uros Poteko) Rep. Tony Rivero wants to change state law to clarify that cannabis is marijuana and protected for medicinal use. The Peoria Republican’s proposal...

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