Leafy Litigation: Rural State’s Attorney Plants Mandatory Health Warnings in Marijuana Dispensaries

Recreational use of marijuana is legal in 23 states, and medical use is legal in 40 states. But Patrick Kenneally, State’s Attorney in rural McHenry County, IL, drew a line in the sand. He announced this week he will sue dispensaries that fail to prominently post his specifically worded health risk warnings. In a press release, the State’s Attorney made it clear that dispensaries must warn of mental health dangers possibly associated with use, “including psychosis, depression, and suicidal ideation.” Apparently, he vowed to litigate against any pot shop that refused. McHenry County, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, is the first and only US jurisdiction to incept such restrictions to date. <h2>Is it politics or a protective stance?</h2> There’s an ideological war in Illinois. The state’s huge rural and non-urban turf is predominantly Red. Cities like Chicago, Springfield, and other urban areas are Blue. McHenry County has been blindingly Red for ages, and Kenneally is right there with them. Illinois’ governor is a relatively progressive Democrat. The two men have seldom, if ever, seen eye-to-eye, and the rhetoric gets steamy. It wouldn’t be impossible to cry “political bent” in this case. <a href="https://medium.com/brain-labs/leafy-litigation-rural-states-attorney-plants-mandatory-health-warnings-in-marijuana-dispensaries-3de0d6d42fd8">Visit Now</a>