Cook County primary voters overwhelmingly favor legalizing marijuana in Illinois.
COOK COUNTY, IL - Voters in Cook County voted overwhelmingly on Election Day in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. A referendum that appeared as the final question on all ballots in the primary was advisory only. As of 9:50 p.m. and with nearly all precincts reporting, about 70 percent of voters in the city of Chicago and suburban Cook County have voted in favor of legalization.
Stated as "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?" on both Democratic and Republican ballots, the results of the vote will only advise lawmakers on whether or not to move in a direction to legalize. The vote in favor of legalizing marijuana does not mean it will be legalized as a result of the vote.
Recreational marijuana is already legal in a handful of states. The drug is legally used for medicinal purposes in several more, including Illinois.
Follow here as we update vote percentages as soon as they come in after the polls close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
SHALL THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LEGALIZE MARIJUANA FOR RECREATIONAL USE? (Results as of 10:30pm CST)
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY:
(1,477 of 1,599 precincts reporting)
Yes: 63.22%
No: 36.78%
CITY OF CHICAGO:
(1,814 of 2,069 precincts reporting)
Yes: 73%
No: 27%
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