Holy Smoke! Medical Marijuana About to Become Legal in Illinois

Article By: Irving M. Geslewitz  Much Shelist, P.C.

On January 1, 2014, usage of marijuana for medicinal purposes will become legal inIllinois. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act creates a four-year pilot program that will allow patients diagnosed with one of a list of specific, debilitating medical conditions to use medicinal marijuana.