A bill sponsored by State Representative Adam Brown and dealing with the cannabis control act, is one of many pieces of legislation that will become law on January 1st. Rep. Brown says under the act the State's Attorney can use money or property seized or forfeited for substance abuse treatment.

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This legislation attempts to provide a source of funding for substance abuse treatment facilities and half-way houses by allowing State’s Attorneys to make grants from some of their monies to these facilities.