If you're thinking that because marijuana, both legal and recreational, are legal here in the state of Illinois, you can't get fired for testing positive for it--you could be in for quite a surprise.
According to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), $669,084,410.12 worth of recreational marijuana was sold in Illinois in 2020.
Maybe the scent of weed isn't enough to justify a vehicle search, but if a cloud pours out the windows like you've just finished a road trip with Cheech & Chong, that may be a different story.
Bring-your-own cannabis smoking lounges in Illinois are opening at a snail's pace, but there are a few. Now, Mundelein has given the greenlight to the first smoke-on-site business in the Chicago burbs.
It's not just a couple of million dollars more, either. The Illinois Department of Revenue says that sales of recreational weed has produced nearly $121 million in tax revenue for Illinois, compared to about $99 million for wine, beer, and/or spirits.