After “only” 10 years of lobbying in Springfield, MPP has finally succeeded at persuading the Illinois Legislature to legalize medical marijuana. The Senate approved the measure 35-21 Friday, and it received approval from the House of Representatives by a vote of ...Read More
The Illinois House just voted 61-57 to pass the nation’s strictest medical marijuana bill. The measure, House Bill 1, would establish a “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program” that would last three years and would make Illinois the nineteenth state to ...Read More
As Illinois lawmakers consider granting qualified patients legal access to medical marijuana, Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) and Sen. Bill Haine (D-Alton) took time to support House Bill 1 in the State Journal Register. The two Illinoisans comprehensibly expounded on the ...Read More
Special thanks to our intern Greg Weeks for researching and compiling this data, as well as writing this blog post.
We’ve updated our database of colleges and universities with 911 Good Samaritan (also referred to as medical amnesty) policies! We found and ...Read More
By Hunter Holliman, National Field Coordinator, Americans for Safe Access At the beginning of March, Illinois came one step closer to becoming the 18th medical marijuana state when HB 1 passed out of the House’s Human services committee. You can personally ...Read More
Legislation to legalize the licensed cultivation of industrial hemp, House Bill 2668, has been approved by the Illinois House Agriculture and Conservation Committee in a 9-8 vote. The measure now awaits action from the full House. You can read the ...Read More
Representative Lou Lang’s medical cannabis bill, HB 01, will be heard in Springfield today, Wednesday, March 6th and you can help get it through the Human Services Committee! The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act will finally provide the framework for ...Read More
If You Stay At A Hotel In Southern Illinois You May Be The Victim Of A Police Drug Setup I just watched a video that was very disturbing. If you haven’t seen the YouTube video ‘Breakfast in Collinsville‘ I suggest ...Read More
Patients Suffer When The Marijuana Industry Is Controlled By A Handful Of People The marijuana industry has always been a cottage industry. That is a factor that is no doubt evolving as marijuana enters the mainstream, both medical and recreational. ...Read More
Will Medical Marijuana Ever Come To Illinois? The Illinois General Assembly delayed a vote on HB 30, which would have made medical marijuana a reality in Illinois had it passed. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Representative Lou Lang, did not request ...Read More
