I received the following alert out of Illinois. There’s still time to contact your Representative to let them know that you support decriminalization: The Illinois
Illinois has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana programs in the country, allowing only those that suffer from a short list of conditions to
Illinois has tried multiple times to add more qualifying conditions to the Illinois medical marijuana program. Twice the Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board has approved
The Illinois Senate approved a bill 40-14 on Tuesday that would replace criminal penalties with a civil fine for possession of a personal amount of
Right now Illinois has a flawed medical marijuana program. Patients aren’t allowed to grow their own medicine, and there is a limited number of conditions
aBy Helen Holzer, MMAA Editor “I’ve had more doors slammed in my face by legislators. It’s been an absolute nightmare,” stated Mike Graham, an early
A chill wind is blowing in the Windy City and it’s not a wintery blast from Lake Michigan. It’s the cold freeze of an industry
Once upon a time I talked with a person who was looking at investing in Illinois’ medical marijuana industry. At the time of our discussion,
Illinois has a medical marijuana program, which is great for the patients that can participate in the program. However, there are many, many patients that
Illinois has one of the most limited medical marijuana programs in the country. It’s part of a trend – the newer the state’s medical marijuana
Medical marijuana is now legal in Illinois, and more and more patients are starting to sign up as patients now that medical marijuana sales have
Rep. Kelly Cassidy announced Thursday that she is introducing new legislation for 2016 that would replace criminal penalties with a civil fine for possession of
Rep. Kelly Cassidy will hold a news conference Thursday to announce that she will introduce new legislation for 2016 that would replace criminal penalties with
Any owner of a marijuana business will tell you that a lack of banking options for the industry is a huge problem. For a very
It’s been a couple of weeks since a handful of Illinois medical marijuana dispensaries started making legal sales to patients. It was a long, bumpy
Illinois legalized medical marijuana in 2013. Patients have had to endure a lot of waiting as the state set up rules for the medical marijuana,
An advisory board that has been tasked with reviewing Illinois’ medical marijuana program and recommending expansions to the list of qualifying conditions has determined that
Illinois’ medical marijuana program has yet to serve a single patient, but that hasn’t stopped at least one medical marijuana company from doing good things
I have been very upfront that I don’t like the Illinois medical marijuana program. Yes, it’s better than nothing. But I have always felt that
Illinois legalized medical marijuana in 2013. However, even though 2015 is drawing to a close, not one medical marijuana patient has been able to purchase
Patients have waited a very long time for safe access in Illinois. It took a very, very long time to get a medical marijuana bill
Illinois’ medical marijuana program has faced a lot of delays. Illinois’ medical marijuana program is also not that big. The last stat that I heard was
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto Friday of a bill that would remove criminal penalties for possession of small amount of marijuana, sending
I have been following Illinois’ medical marijuana program woes since the beginning. After a very hard fought battle to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois, a
