Illinois Becomes 20th State to Legalize Weed
Written by DJ Special Blend from Chicago on August 1, 2013
Governor Pat. Quinn just signed the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act to legalize weed in Illinois for medical purposes. The bill covers 33 specific conditions including: multiple sclerosis, cancer and HIV infection.
Weed is legal, but the Illinois laws are supposed to be the strictest in the country.
This bill will not put weed in the hands of the average man, but it is a step in the right direction. Illinois politicians are going out of their way to control the distribution.
“This bill is filled with walls to keep this limited,” said Haine, a former Madison County state’s attorney. (Chicago Tribune)
Meanwhile, medical marijuana has been technically legal in Illinois since 1978. The Cannabis Control Act was passed to bring some “sense” to the drug laws.
Even then, marijuana was widely being accredited for its medicinal benefits, so the act granted the Illinois Department of Human Services permission to authorize licensed physicians to use it to treat “glaucoma, the side effects of chemotherapy or radiation therapy in cancer patients or such other procedure certified to be medically necessary.” (The Weed Blog)
