JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A group backing medical marijuana in Missouri says it doesn’t have enough valid signatures but will go to court to get a proposed constitutional amendment on November’s ballot. New Approach Missouri campaign spokesman Jack Cardetti said Monday that the initiative is short about 2,200 signatures in a congressional district that…
( KTRS ) Residents in Illinois, legally allowed to do so, purchased $2.9 million worth of medical marijuana products last month. Officials say June purchases were around $2.5 million, adding that sales have gradually climbed since the pilot program began in November. Illinois now has nearly 89 hundred qualified medical marijuana patients and 40 registered…
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has ordered Illinois health officials to reconsider their decision not to include migraine headaches on the list of conditions that qualify for use of medical marijuana in the state. The Chicago Tribune reports that a Cook County judge overturned Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Nirav Shah’s denial of…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ experiment with medical marijuana has gotten a boost thanks to a 2 1/2-year pilot program extension and the inclusion of two more medical conditions. The extension and inclusion of post-traumatic stress disorder and some terminal illnesses are part of legislation Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Thursday. On Friday, medical marijuana advocates and…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A bill extending Illinois’ medical marijuana program by 2{ years has been signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner. In addition to extending the pilot program, the bill signed Thursday by Rauner adds PTSD and terminal illness to the list of qualifying conditions. Illinois’ medical marijuana pilot program got its start under former Gov.…
Earth City, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area has its first medical marijuana farm. The non-profit organization called BeLeaf in Earth City is one of two organizations the state has granted a license for the cultivation of medical marijuana. The license allows the facility to grow marijuana for the treatment of the most severe forms…
CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County judge has ordered Illinois to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of diseases eligible for medical marijuana treatment in a case filed by a military veteran. Judge Neil Cohen on Tuesday ordered the Department of Public Health’s director to add PTSD within 30 days. The sternly worded ruling says…
( KTRS ) More patients are spending more money on medical marijuana in Illinois this year. 37 registered dispensaries sold about 2.3 million dollars in medical marijuana to around 7 thousand qualified patients in May. So far, Illinois has raked in 10.8 million dollars since purchasing began in November of last year. State lawmakers have…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program by 2 { years won lawmakers’ approval and goes to Gov. Bruce Rauner. The Senate agreed 50-7 Tuesday with House changes to the plan extending a pilot program and to add post-traumatic stress disorder as a medical condition treatable with cannabis. Republican Rauner supports…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has approved a plan to expand the state’s medical marijuana pilot program by two-and-a-half years and add post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness to the list of allowed conditions. Lawmakers voted 86-27 on Monday to advance the measure, which Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner supports. It now goes to…