New Start For Mmj In Illinois.

[greenbuddha]

 

 

Medical Marijuana Making Progress in Illinois Again

by Morgan Fox

March 10, 2011

 

Another bill that would allow seriously ill Illinois residents to use medical marijuana has been introduced, after a similar bill was narrowly defeated last year. According to The Illinois Observer, the House Human Services Committee voted yesterday to send the bill to the full House for a vote.

 

The new bill, H.B. 30, will have a much better chance at passing this year. New restrictions have been added to ease concerns from some lawmakers, and Governor Quinn has stated that he would consider signing it if the bill makes it through the legislature.

 

MPP has been pushing one form of medical marijuana bill or another in Illinois since 2004. It looks like this may finally be the year we can get through to lawmakers and get it passed. With 16 effective medical marijuana laws on the books around the country, and 12 other states considering medical marijuana bills this year, Illinois legislators will have to think twice before voting “nay” again. Aside from the overwhelming evidence that medical marijuana provides great relief for a wide variety of patients, public opinion is solidly behind allowing sick people to use it. Hopefully politicians get the message.

 

Tagged with: Human Services Committee and Illinois and Lang and Medical Marijuana and Quinn and Saviano and Williams by the author

 

 

[Medcare]

I wish them well.

[bobandtorey]

I just hope they all know what will happen after it passé's and they come here and read

[Croppled1]

As they are a zero tolerance State let us hope they address that in patients favor instead of confining them like animals when caught or before in the case of people trying to be law abiding under unjust law . Hoping Indiana follows soon and all zero tolerance States make amends for qualified patients internal possession within their laws .