The City of Rockford voted this week to divert funds from the 3% cannabis sales tax towards the city’s budget deficit.
Some community advocates are concerned that move could erode trust on communities impacted by the “War on Drugs.” That includes Dr. Litesa Wallace, a former representative of the 67th District in the Illinois General Assembly.
“Unfortunately, there’s a lot of mistrust by the communities that were affected by the War on Drugs,” she told WNIJ in a phone interview after the vote…