It no longer matters what Illinois Governor BruceRaunerthinks about expanding the state’s medical marijuana pilot program; a court ruling handed down this week will force health officials to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the state’s list of… Read article here: High Times
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Illinois Prepares for Medical Marijuana Upgrade
Although the Illinois medical marijuana pilot program came limping out of the gate last year, the state's General Assembly has put its stamp of approval on a bill aimed at upgrading the state of cannabis medicine by extending the program’s expiration date and gi… Read article here: High Times
Illinois Set to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
Illinois is on the verge of becoming the next state to eliminate the criminal penalties associated with the possession of marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Despite Staggering Public Support for Medical Pot, Illinois Lawmakers Continue to Restrict Usage
Exceeding national polls, a staggering 80 percent of Illinois voters said that they support allowing patients to use medical marijuana as recommended by a doctor. Read article here: High Times
Illinois Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fear Bankruptcy Without More Patients
While medical marijuana businesses in states like Illinois have been forced to invest unimaginable amounts of money for a chance to sell pot products to qualified patients, some of the dispensaries that have opened their doors over the past few months claim that bankruptc… Read article here: High Times
Illinois Passes Law Banning Inmates From Using Medical Marijuana
Citing concerns that local and state detention centers would be forced to distribute medical marijuana to arrestees and inmates, the state of Illinois has passed a law that gives corrections administrators the right to deny prisoners access to cannabis medicine. Read article here: High Times
Illinois Medical Marijuana Is Moving Forward
The Illinois medical marijuana program is moving forward, and soon the first seeds will be in the ground. Lastweek, Governor BruceRauner’soffice announced the licensees who will be permitted to grow and sell medical cannabis across the state…. Read article here: High Times
Illinois Governor Awards Medical Marijuana Licenses
Ian Sane (CC BY 2.0) February 2, 2015 by Carla K. Johnson via The Cannabist: CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner awarded licenses Monday to dozens of medical marijuana businesses across the state after conducting an internal review that found flaws in the never-completed license award process under former Gov. Pat Quinn. Letters to 18 winning […]
Illinois Medical Marijuana Rules Include Access for Children
Despite some controversy, starting in 2015, Illinois state medical marijuana regulators will allow children under the age of 18 to have access to edible forms of cannabis, as long as they have permission from a parent or guardian, a prescription from a primary care physic… Read article here: High Times
Illinois – First Medical Marijuana Licenses Issued To Patients
Seriously ill Illinoisans are starting to find out if they’ll be able to legally use medical marijuana. Jim Champion, who was the first person to apply to be part of the state’s Medical Cannabis Pilot Program, got an acceptance letter last week telling him he’s in the program, he said. “I was shocked it came […]