CHICAGO (AP) --For the second time in five months, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signaled his distaste for broadening the state's new medical marijuana program, declining to add chronic pain and seven other health conditions to the list of diseases that can be treated with the drug. The ...
Illinois' new Opioid Alternative Pilot Program allows those prescribed opioids to access medical marijuana. Previously, patients had to have one of about 40 qualifying conditions, such as cancer or AIDS, to use the drug. Altman was one of the first patients to buy medical marijuana through the ...
The proposal allows physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients with specificterminal illnessesor debilitating medical conditions. Cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV are among the 33 illnesses listed in the bill. The measure gives a framework for a four-year pilot program that includes requiring patie...
Illinois lawmakers approved legislation legalizing medical marijuana in August 2013, but the process of approving and setting up licensed cultivation centers and dispensaries has delayed the implementation of the pilot program, and it wasn't until Monday that the first dispensaries were allowed to begin...
Cities Compete to Grow Medical Marijuana in Illinois; Only One Farm Site Can Be Approved in Metro EastAs Illinois' new medical marijuana program moves forward,competition has developed over where...Paul Hampel
The Chicago Cannabis Law Group has a professional and legal understanding of the cannabis market, by virtue of Scott Roberts’s long history helping cannabis businesses. After the legalization of medical marijuana in Michigan in 2016, Mr. Roberts expanded his practice to include Marijuana Business La...
1996: Proposition 215 takes first steps to legalize marijuana Marijuana began its long and continuing journey to legalization when California voters passed Proposition 215, allowing for the medical use of marijuana. Since this ruling, 32 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have made moves to...
1996: Proposition 215 takes first steps to legalize marijuana Marijuana began its long and continuing journey to legalization when California voters passed Proposition 215, allowing for the medical use of marijuana. Since this ruling, 32 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have made moves to...
Illinois already has a medical cannabis program in place, but seizures did not qualify a patient for a medical cannabis recommendation. Will the new bill, children as well as adults will have increased access to the plant. “This new law will help alleviate the suffering of many adults and ...
On June 25, thegovernor signed the bill, making Illinois the 11th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. “Studies have shown time and time again that black and white people tend to use cannabis at the same rates, but black people are far more likely to be arrested for possession,” he ...