MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The McHenry County State’s Attorney argues a recent criminal case supports his move to require warnings at cannabis dispensaries.
State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally claims state lawmakers are working with the cannabis industry to hide what he calls devastatingly real dangers by rebranding it as medicine. The Republican prosecutor responded to Democrats’ criticism of new warnings by pointing to the murder conviction of a Chicago man.
William Bishop was at twice the legal THC limit when he caused a fatal head-on collision three years ago. Lawmakers who led the state’s legalization move argue they are strictly regulating the industry.
State Representatives Kelly Cassidy, Jehan Gordon Booth and others accuse Kenneally of blaming cannabis for complex and multi-faceted societal problems.
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