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Illinois patients who want to use medical marijuana legally will try again to expand the program to include chronic pain, diabetes, migraine and other health conditions. Monday's meeting of the state's Medical Cannabis Advisory Board could lead to new recommendations, but Gov. Bruce Rauner's...

Medical cannabis patients hoping to buy products at the dispensary licensed for Sauget will have to wait at least another month. The latest delays besetting the The Green Solution dispensary, which abuts Gateway Grizzlies minor league baseball stadium, stem from computer problems, according...

Retail sales of medical marijuana in Illinois increased by roughly 30 percent in March compared to the previous month. Program director Joseph Wright says the state's registered dispensaries sold $1.9 million worth of marijuana in March to more than 4,700 patients. It was the best month yet...

One lawmaker wants to put warning labels on bottles of prescription marijuana. A bill would require labels to show possible side effects when using the drug. The bill did not make it out of committee Monday. Even the chair of the Medical Marijuana Pilot Program, Lou Lang, said it's something...

Illinois medical marijuana dispensaries opened their doors for the first time in November last year. Since then, they're raked in more $4.4 million in sales to nearly 5,000 medical marijuana users across the state. The pilot program is about halfway done, but some medical marijuana patients...

I really hate being "Debbie Downer" here, but this latest news on the fate of our Illinois Medical Marijuana Pilot Program (MCPP) seems to be the final "nail in the coffin." This just in from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the agency that oversees the program. No more new...

Illinois medical marijuana shops had their best month yet in February with nearly $1.5 million in sales, bringing total retail sales to more than $4.4 million since the program began Nov. 9. Program director Joseph Wright announced Tuesday that registered dispensaries served 3,042 unique...

Illinois medical marijuana shops had their best month yet in February with nearly $1.5 million in sales, bringing total retail sales to more than $4.4 million since the program began Nov. 9. Program director Joseph Wright announced Tuesday that registered dispensaries served 3,042 unique...

Medical marijuana is officially for sale in the state. The largest dispensary opened its doors to the public this week. It had 17 patients, ranging in age from 20 - 70. HCI Alternatives says 33 patients are registered with the dispensary and each patient spent close to $200. They say their...

The medical marijuana dispensary in the capital city officially opened to the public on Thursday. Local law enforcement tells us they are still learning how to enforce the law. There are many restrictions on its use, even for those with cards, like the 25 people who signed up at HCI...

With the medical cannabis dispensary set to open in the capital city, many people will be able to buy medical marijuana in Springfield, but only if you're approved by the state. You also need your doctor to recommend you in order for the state to consider you. Each hospital has its own...

Recently, Governor Bruce Rauner rejected the recommendations of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board to expand by eight the number of conditions under which Illinois residents can access medical marijuana. Currently, the list of 39 conditions that qualify includes muscular dystrophy...

Illinois is continuing to approve patients to use medical marijuana, with about 400 more approval letters sent in January. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday it has approved 4,400 patients for the pilot program. That includes 32 children. The pace of approvals is...

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...

Illinois advocates are pushing to add Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to the conditions eligible for medical marijuana. Lon Hodge is a Vietnam veteran. He suffers from PTSD and experiences panic attacks and suicidal thoughts. He says marijuana helps him cope with those symptoms. Illinois...

A market research company is growing pessimistic about Illinois medical marijuana, telling investors that retail sales could reach just $15.6 million in 2016. California-based ArcView Market Research released its projections Monday, February 1, 2016, exclusively to The Associated Press. The...

The Rauner administration's decision not to expand the list of conditions eligible for medical marijuana in Illinois is drawing criticism from military veterans, including a frequent visitor to KMOX's "Overnight America" show. Vietnam War veteran Lon Hodge of Chicago — who travels around the...

The state's medical marijuana program is about two years into its four-year pilot period, though legal sales of cannabis began in November. However, patients, advocates and medical marijuana dispensary owners say there are still plenty of kinks to work out. From overly strict regulations to too...

Illinois will not expand the list of conditions that qualifies people to get medical marijuana, Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration announced Friday. The announcement came despite pleas from patient advocates and medical marijuana business owners who say they need more patients to make the...

Illinois medical marijuana advocates say they delivered 25,000 signatures to Gov. Bruce Rauner ahead of the State of the State address. Medical Cannabis Outreach petitioned the Republican governor Wednesday to expand the state's medical marijuana program to include post-traumatic stress...