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Use of Medical Marijuana in Illinois Grows Slowly in First Year

Illinois is marking its first year of medical marijuana sales as more states voted on Election Day to allow legal use of the drug. Despite anecdotes of medical marijuana’s positive influence on patients, broader data and randomized clinical trials of …

12K Illinois Patients Approved for Medical Marijuana in Program’s 1st Year

Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000. The state released new monthly figures on Nov. 2. Retailers sold …