Robert Mccoppin
Robert McCoppin reports on news and trends in Chicago's suburbs, focusing especially on the legalization of marijuana. Having worked at the City News Bureau and Daily Herald before joining the Tribune in 2010, he has covered crime, the courts, flooding, and health, and has won multiple Chicago Headline Club awards.
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With marijuana at a new level of scrutiny, here’s what the research says
Pot brings lots of tax money into states like Illinois, but its societal impact continues to be examined at the state and federal levels.