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Illinois Gov. Rauner rejects adding conditions to medical cannabis program

 

 

Despite a recommendation from the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, Gov. Bruce Rauner decided not to add eight medical conditions to Illinois’ medical cannabis pilot program. This is the second time his health department has turned down expanding the list of qualifying conditions. The petition included four pain syndromes and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The first time Gov. Rauner’s health department rejected new conditions, the governor noted that the program was not yet fully up and running. However, now that dispensaries have opened in Illinois, that reasoning no longer applies. The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board reviewed relevant studies and heard testimony from patients who could find relief if their conditions were added to the program.

Adding qualifying conditions would significantly improve the state program. The medical cannabis program recognizes only a narrow range of conditions, and Illinois is one of very few medical marijuana states that excludes patients with serious pain. It is a shame that so many seriously ill patients in Illinois are being denied a safe, effective treatment option that is available to them in other states.

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Thank You Mal for including "Republican" in the title.

 

It is conspicuously missing in the article.

 

What many may not understand. The Mid West is not the West or NorthWest even.

 

IOW Michigan is not Colorado or Oregon or California.....They are not good comparisons to the MidWest

 

One thing for sure, we need to de elect all republicans.

 

Bernie Sanders 2016

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