medical marijuana

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network The sponsor of the medical marijuana law is defending the anonymity of the applicants for licenses to grow pot. In the evaluation process, the Department of Agriculture staffers reviewing the applications didn’t get to see who the applicant was...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois approved 50 new patient applications for medical marijuana during December, bringing the total to 650 patients with complete paperwork. Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said Wednesday almost 13,000 have registered online and started an application...

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Illinois state agencies will accept applications for medical marijuana businesses until 3 p.m. today. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture will take applications for dispensaries and cultivation centers...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials say they expect to get the first indications next week of how many patients are applying for special ID cards allowing them to use medical marijuana. Authorities began accepting applications for medical marijuana Tuesday from patients whose last names start with letters A through L...

CHICAGO (AP) — The new medical marijuana program in Illinois is looking for health professionals and patients to serve on an advisory board. The 15-member board will make recommendations about which medical conditions can be added to the list of those approved for medical marijuana use in the state...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network The rules for Illinois’ medical marijuana have been finalized, but it may be 2015 before any product is in the hands of patients. The approval of the rules by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules today (Tuesday) means the process of getting patients, cultivators, and dispensers registered can begin soon...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network The proposed rules for the state’s medical marijuana are getting a mixed response at a public hearing Monday. At the first of two hearings on the rules in Chicago, several speakers, such as Dr. Greg Kuhlman of Crystal Lake, criticized the Illinois Department of Public Health for taking this long to implement the program...