SPRINGFIELD, IL — Military veterans seeking medical marijuana in Illinois may have an easier time accessing the medicine under legislation pending in the Illinois House. An amendment to Senate Bill 1955, legislation to allow online lottery sales in the state, was filed by Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), sponsor of successful legislation which created the medical […]
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. . . . . READ MORESPRINGFIELD, IL — State officials in Illinois met this week to begin drafting the rules for medical marijuana distribution under House Bill 1, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, which passed earlier this year. Representatives of Gov. Pat Quinn (D) met with officials from three agencies Tuesday: The state Department of Health is examining how […]
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – – Governor Pat Quinn signed House Bill 1 into law today, making Illinois the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana. Nearly 40 percent of people in the U.S. now live in states that have adopted such laws. The Illinois “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program” Act creates a framework to protect physicians [...]
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. . . . . READ MOREBy Scott Gacek | The Daily Chronic
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois will become the 20th state in the nation, along with the District of Columbia, to legalize medical marijuana when Governor Pat Quinn signs House Bill 1, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, later today. Quinn is expected to sign the measure at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Chicago medical [...]
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CHICAGO, IL – Governor Pat Quinn will sign legislation Thursday making Illinois the 20th state in the U.S. to legalize medical marijuana, just a few days before the bill was set to become law without his signature. Gov. Quinn is expected to sign the bill at the University of Chicago, where he will speak about [...]
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SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois residents continue to wait for Democrat Governor Pat Quinn to sign House Bill 1, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, passed by the legislature in May. Even though the bill creates only a four year medical marijuana pilot program, advocates, who call the bill a “great first step,” have been anxiously [...]
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. . . . . READ MORESPRINGFIELD, IL — When the Illinois legislature passed the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act in May, it capped a decade-long push for medical marijuana in the state, and even though it creates only a temporary medical marijuana pilot program, medical marijuana advocates called the bill a “great first step.”
Illinois patients needed only the signature of Democrat Governor Pat Quinn on the pages of House Bill 1 for medical marijuana to begin moving towards reality, making Illinois the 19th medical marijuana state, even if it is only for four years.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D)
But medical marijuana patients are still waiting, nearly three months later, for Gov. Quinn’s signature, despite indications that the Governor supports the bill.<. . . . . READ MORE