Friday, May 17, 2013
Passed by a 35-21 vote, the bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Pat Quinn, who has not yet said whether he intends to sign it.
By a vote of 35-21, the Illinois Senate approved legislation on Friday that would allow doctors in the state to prescribe marijuana as pain relief for severe medical conditions. The bill now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn for his signature. According to the Chicago Tribune, the bill covers 33 specific conditions—including multiple sclerosis, cancer and HIV infection—and includes several controls, with a four-year trial program, dosage limits, fingerprinting, background checks and licensed dispensing centers. “This bill is filled with walls to keep this limited,” the paper quoted sponsoring Sen. Bill Haine (D-Alton), who urged lawmakers to pass the legislation as a compassionate measure for those suffering with extreme pain. In opposition, Sen. …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
A bill that has already passed the Illinois House could pave the way for limited prescriptions of pot.
Illinois lawmakers may be poised to enact one of the toughest medical marijuana laws in the nation after a Senate Committee moved a bill Wednesday allowing those with a limited list of illness to obtain a prescription for the drug. The bill has passed the Illinois House and Gov. Pat Quinn has said he is open to the proposal, reported the Chicago Tribune. The Senate Committee voted 10-5 even after law enforcement officials objected on the grounds that the bill does not include provisions for driving under the influence of marijuana, the Trib reported. The law would allow patients to obtain 2.5 ounces of marijuana every two weeks. Sixty pot dispensaries would be set up throughout the state. The bill is sponsored by former State’s Attorney …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Illinois House of Human Services Committee approved a measure to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Wednesday. The bill's sponsor, Lou Lang (D-Skokie) told Patch the measure would be the strictest in the nation
The Illinois House of Human Services Committee approved a measure to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Wednesday, the Huffington Post reports. The final vote came in at 11-4. The measure now moves to the Illinois House for deliberation. House member Lou Lang (D-Skokie) has been pushing the legalization of medical marijuana for years. Whenever asked about the possibility of Illinois becoming the nineteenth state to legalize the green leafy substance, Lang is always optimistic. "Nobody should fear the bill," Lang told Skokie Patch. "This is about quality of life for people. While the House of Human Services approved the measure, nothing is set in stone. “As the State Journal-Register notes, similar legislation failed in the General …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Village Board hears update on state legislators’ efforts to allow medical marijuana in Illinois.
Where should medical marijuana facilities be permitted in Lemont? That’s a question village officials may have to address if Illinois lawmakers enact legislation to allow medical marijuana in the state. At the beginning of the new legislative session last week, State Rep. Lou Lang (D-16) introduced House Bill 1, also known as the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. As introduced, the bill proposes to allow doctor-diagnosed patients (and their caregivers) who are registered with the Department of Public Health to “legally possess no more than six cannabis plants and two ounces of dried usable cannabis.” Among other provisions, the one-paragraph introductory bill specifies that the department of public health must set …
Stan Marciniak
7:32 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
To Bigfoot and Procrustes.... It most certainly does allow for any chronic pain complaints that qualify under any of the conditions that are medically ambiguous. If you know ANYTHING about MS, or RSD, or CRPS, or Fibromyalgia, et. al., they are medical conditions that are ambiguously diagnosed via process of elimination. There are no conclusive tests that confirm the existence of these conditions… more ›