Illinois

Illinois Recreational Cannabis Sales Hit $3 Million On First Day of 2020

The state of Illinois recently legalized recreational cannabis. Sales reached a gaudy $3.2 million on the very first day alone. 

Illinois Governor Agrees To Expand Medical Cannabis Access

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed bills to expand medical cannabis access in his state. The bills will also make cannabis legality permanent.

CVS Will Soon Carry CBD Products In 800 Stores in 8 States

Pharmacy giant CVS made waves recently by announcing that they will be bringing CBD products to the shelves of 800 of their stores in the future.

11-Year Old Medical Marijuana Patient In Illinois Allowed Back To School

11-year-old medical marijuana patient Ashley Surin was banned from school for weeks. A federal judge has ruled she be allowed back to school.

Family Holds Rally Advocating Medical Cannabis Be Used For Treating Autism

 Family Fights For Son With Autism  Family holds rally advocating medical cannabis be used…

Illinois Patient Waits 5 Months for Marijuana

Cancer Patient Waits 5 Months for Medicine At the moment, Illinois has 19 grow…

Judge orders Illinois to add PTSD to Medical Marijuana list

Judge Neil Cohen ordered Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah to add…

Illinois Medical Cannabis Industry being Held Down by Red Tape.

Illinois New Network examines the state of medical marijuana in Illinois.

Illinois medical marijuana sales surpass $1 million mark

Officials say Illinois patients legally purchased nearly $1.7 million worth of medical marijuana during…

Medical marijuana's big business lures ex-law enforcers

Medical marijuana’s big business lures ex-law enforcers With fewer than 4,000 approved patients, the…

Disease suggestions for medical marijuana program? Bring 'em on

(AP) — Illinois residents who want to add specific diseases to the state’s medical…

Medical marijuana taxes in Illinois total $57K in 1st month

Illinois officials say the state’s first medical marijuana patients have purchased nearly $801,000 worth…

Illinois medical marijuana sales top $210K in first week

Illinois medical marijuana sales top $210K in first week Illinois medical marijuana dispensaries sold…

Illinois Adds Autism To List Of Qualifying Condition For Medical Marijuana

Illinois First State To Qualify Autism Illinois Adds Autism As Qualifying Condition For Medical Marijuana –…

Working Towards Safe Access in Illinois

Working Towards Safe Access in Illinois Pain Patient Puts Face on Medical Marijuana Issue…

Illinois Children Will Soon Qualify for Medical Marijuana

Help for children with seizure disorders in Illinois ILLINOIS  – Children with epilepsy and…

Illinois Moves Closer To Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Illinois Moves Closer To Legalizing Medical Marijuana By Steve Elliott | Friday, April 29,…

Medical marijuana could become legal in Illinois

Tough new bill, surprise political alliance boost chances By Todd Wilson, Tribune reporter |…

No Hemp Farming in Illinois

Published in CBS St. Louis It’s been around since the stone age and some estimate…

Medical Marijuana Measure Fails in Illinois House

The Illinois House today defeated a measure that would have allowed people to use marijuana for relief of chronic pain.  The medical marijuana bill got 53 votes, but needed 60 to pass. Another 59 lawmakers voted against it, and one voted present.

Sponsoring Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie,  argued the measure was aimed at giving people in pain a better quality of life, particularly after doctors have tried multiple medications that have not helped a person suffering from a debilitating illnesses.

The bill would have set up a series of controls aimed at restricting access to marijuana, including requirements that a doctor would have to give the patient permission and that a patient would have get a license from the state public health officials. The proposal, if enacted, would have expired after three years to study whether it should have been made permanent.