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title: "What marijuana reclassification means for Illinois"
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description: "Illinois' cannabis industry may benefit from a federal decision to reclassify marijuana, potentially lowering costs for businesses and facilitating medical research. This reclassification could ease tax burdens and expand research opportunities, as federal officials have recently taken significant steps toward changing marijuana's drug category."
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# What marijuana reclassification means for Illinois

Illinois' cannabis industry could get a boost from a federal move to reclassify marijuana. Why it matters: The move could lower costs for Illinois businesses and make it easier for researchers, including those at UIC, to study cannabis' medical uses. State of play: Federal officials last week took a key step toward reclassifying marijuana to a less restrictive drug category, a shift that would ease tax burdens and expand research opportunities....

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