Marijuana arrests in Chicago’s largest suburbs dropped sharply in the years leading up to legal weed

Enforcement of the new law is a concern for the ACLU, Ed Yohnka, spokesman for the Illinois branch of the organization, said. The ACLU highlighted racial disparities in marijuana possession arrests in a 2013 report, and remains concerned that there could continue to be disparities as police enforce provisions of the new law that, while legalizing recreational marijuana, still put restrictions on consumption of marijuana in public, transportation of marijuana and other areas, he said.