Illinois To Consider Expanding Medical Marijuana Program

Springfield, MO (KTRS)  Efforts continue to expand Illinois’ medical marijuana program. Next week’s meeting of the state’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Board could lead to new recommendations, but Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration has twice before rejected the board’s suggestions. This time, the expert panel will discuss petitions submitted during January. Fifteen conditions are on the agenda.…

Medical marijuana sales rise in Illinois to start 2016

CHICAGO (AP) – Medical marijuana sales in Illinois picked up in January as more dispensaries opened around the state. Program director Joseph Wright announced Tuesday that patients legally purchased more than $1.2 million in marijuana last month. Seven new dispensaries joined the program, bringing the total to 28 shops as of Tuesday. Wright says retailers…