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In late June 2019, Pritzker signed an executive order requiring schools across the state to be "affirming and inclusive" of transgender and non-binary students. He also asked the State Board of Education to take a lead on the LGBT issue, by making resources pertaining to the legal rights of LGBT people easily accessible.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/01/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-signs-order-protect-trans-students/1616381001/|title=Illinois governor JB Pritzker signs executive order to protect trans students|last=Bote|first=Joshua|date=July 1, 2019|work=USA Today|access-date=July 11, 2019}}</ref>
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On May 31, 2019, the [[Illinois General Assembly]] passed the [[Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act]] legalizing and regulating the production, consumption, and sale of adult-use cannabis. On June 25, 2019, Pritzker signed the legislation into law, which went into effect on January 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/5/31/18647398/high-time-legal-recreational-pot-bill-on-way-to-governors-desk|title=High time? Pritzker vows to sign legal recreational pot bill heading to his desk|last1=Sfondeles|first1=Tina|date=31 May 2019|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2019-05-31/illinois-lawmakers-final-day-budget-marijuana-gambling|title=Illinois Poised to Be 11th State to Legalize Marijuana Use|date=May 31, 2019|access-date=7 June 2019|magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-governor-to-sign-recreational-marijuana-law-20190624-ee2bswlsq5eqvkcbuq6oz6id5i-story.html|title=Legal marijuana is coming to Illinois as Gov. Pritzker signs bill he calls an 'important and overdue change to our state'|last1=McCoppin|first1=Robert|date=25 June 2019|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> Illinois was the eleventh state in the Union to legalize recreational use of marijuana. Criminal records of individuals caught possessing less than 30 grams will be cleared. Tax revenue collected from marijuana sales will be used to invest in impoverished communities impacted by the War on Drugs and in rehabilitation programs for drug users.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/25/gov-jb-pritzker-signs-bill-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois/|title=Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana In Illinois|last=Molina|first=Tara|date=June 25, 2019|work=CBS Chicago|access-date=July 11, 2019}}</ref> After the first month of legalization in January 2020, marijuana sales had generated approximately $10.4 million in tax revenue for the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Recreational marijuana sales in Illinois generated more than $10 million in tax revenue in January|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-legal-weed-tax-revenue-20200224-iorl7m53qfburbrh7lv7gzszhm-story.html|last=Marotti|first=Ally|website=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> By July 2020, it had generated the state over $52 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marotti|first=Ally|title=Higher than expected: Illinois' $52.8M take from weed sales exceeds what state projected|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-marijuana-taxes-20200714-2cncxxi4orci5i7lmunbmhxntu-story.html|access-date=2020-08-16|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref>
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