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Let's Talk Cannabis Illinois

Illinois Department of Human Services cannabis public education campaign (US-IL) launched in March 2020 after adult-use legalization, built with Prevention First and Rescue around LetsTalkCannabisIL.com with social, digital and radio ads, and material for adults, parents, teens and pregnant and breastfeeding people.

Years
2020–now
Country
United States
Topic
CannabisDrugs
Asks people to
Never startStartTalk to someone
Strategy
Simple instruction
Channel
RadioSocial (paid)Website
Audience
AdultsParentsYouth

Evidence

NoneUnknown

No evaluation or reach figures found.

Sponsor (who paid)

Credits (who made it)

Related campaigns

Sources

  1. FOX 32 Chicago: Illinois campaign focused on marijuana use education news · 2020

Research notes

Drafted by Claude (Claude Code) on 2026-10-28 for #130 from the sources listed; unreviewed, including the cardSummary. US-IL. Funded under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act public awareness grant (CSFA 1552, per a search summary of the Illinois GATA listing; not opened). A Prevention First stash-bag (lockable storage) pilot for parents of young children is mentioned in partner PDFs (not opened). Check whether rescue-agency is the right agencyId. Shares a name with California's campaign but is a separate Illinois brand. Ad library search: "Let's Talk Cannabis Illinois", "Prevention First".

Record cases/il-lets-talk-cannabis-illinois.json, updated 2026-10-28· Link to this campaign