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( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   the Info ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )    Info on Illinois and Medical Cannabis  Legal; Current Law   Illinois currently has no medical cannabis laws. For more on the current Laws governing cannabis in Illinois visit - http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4535   Orgz and other Action resources   IDEAL | Medical Marijuana Bill * The Illinois Medical Cannabis Act will be re-introduced in the Illinois General Assembly in mid-January. Illinois Drug Education and Legislative [IDEAL] Reform is an Illinois-based not-for profit advocacy organization, working to foster public and healthcare policies that best respond to the societal problems associated with drug prohibition and risks of drug misuse. IDEAL Reform maintains a network of scientific researchers, scholars, legal, and medical professionals who promote and study new research at the intersection of healthcare and drug policy while applying it to public policy. Visit: http://www.idealreform.org/facts/mmbill.shtml   Illinois NORML :: Cultural Improvements... daily * The Medical Cannabis Working Group strives to help you live life fully healthy and informed. Please join them at the next meeting - visit: http://www.illinoisnorml.org/   Patients Out of Time * medical marijuana advocacy, cannabis medicine, clinical conference; 101 - "Consider The Source" … "Medical cannabis is another name for legalization ... in support of therapeutic cannabis / marijuana. Illinois Nurses Association Position paper” and more at: http://www.medicalcannabis.com/     Legislative News and Info   Illinois Medical Cannabis Act * Click here for the full version: http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showpost/p-4265458.html   Marijuana Policy Project: Illinois * 4868: A Bill Relating to the Medical Cannabis Act. Bill sponsored by: Reps. Saviano, McKeon, Mendoza. Summary: This bill creates the Medical Cannabis Act. See: http://www.mpp.org/IL/bills_733.html   ASA : Illinois medical marijuana issue heats up * As a state lawmaker pushes his proposal to legalize medical-use marijuana, a former drug-policy adviser to President Bush is touring Illinois lecturing against the practice. Visit: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1790   Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2568 * Bill Status - Illinois General Assembly. ... Creates the Medical Cannabis Act. Provides that when a person has been diagnosed by a physician as having ... click here for more     Legislative History   Medical Marijuana Bills Fail in Illinois, New Mexico * (2005) House Bill 407, the Illinois Medical Cannabis Act, was introduced by Chicago Democrat Rep. Larry McKeon, an HIV sufferer, and would have allowed people with ... visit: http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/380/medmjbills.shtml     YaHooka Forums - Illinois Medical Marijuana TKO * Illinois Medical Marijuana took a combination of blows this week, while making it a crime to transmit information ... 6 mature Cannabis Sativa plants. The new bill (HB#407) allows ... see: http://www.yahooka.com/forum/printthread.php?t=80356     Illinois: Bills Pending * HB 407: Illinois Medical Cannabis Act This bill will protect medical marijuana patients from arrest and prison. Status: Defeated 6-5 in Human Services ... see: http://www.mpp.org/IL/bill/  and H.B. 407: Illinois Medical Cannabis Act. Bill sponsored by: Rep ... Text of Bill: Creates the Medical Cannabis Act. Provides that a person who has been diagnosed by a physician ... http://www.mpp.org/IL/bill/339.mpp   MedicalMJ.org - Medical Marijuana Facts and News Updates * (2005) Medical Marijuana Legislation Moves Forward In Illinois, IL State Rep./Former LA Cop Takes On One-Time Fed Over Medical Marijuana. Legislation to allow patients in need to have access to medical marijuana has been introduced in the Illinois legislature. Visit: http://www.medicalmj.org/illinois.htm     Drug WarRant * The Illinois Medical Cannabis Act (HB 407) was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 26 by ... Creates the Medical Cannabis Act. See: http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2005/week07.html     DrugSense Weekly, Feb. 11, 2005 #387 * face of Illinois House Bill 407, which would create the Illinois Medical Cannabis Act. Barthwell is the former deputy ... The Illinois Medical Cannabis Act, sponsored by Rep ... visit: http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2005/ds05.n387.html   Conscious Choice: Does Illinois' Medical Marijuana Law Have Legs? (2003) * Conscious Choice is a monthly magazine of the American Midwest that reports on environmental issues and natural alternatives in health care, food, ... see: http://www.consciouschoice.com/2003/cc1602/medmarijuana1602.html   Government's REAL position on marijuana * “The Elkhorn Manifesto, SHADOW OF THE SWASTIKA” By R. William Davis. (1999) An Open Letter to All Americans - The Real Reason the Government Won't Debate Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Re-legalization. Documented Evidence of a Secret Business and Political Alliance Between the U.S. "Establishment" and the Nazis - Before, During and After World War II - up to the Present. Also ... the Supreme Court in the Munn v. Illinois decision. Visit: http://www.wealth4freedom.com/Elkhorn.html       Forums, Bulletin Boards (GuestBooks) and other Networks   Hemp Evolution: Cannabis Activist Information & Marijuana Resources * Hemp Evolution is dedicated to the relegalization of one of nature's most beneficial plants. ... Atascadero, CA Apr 13, 2006 -- Future medical cannabis clubs looking to take root in Atascad, and beyond. See: http://www.hempevolution.org/     Cannabis Culture Forums: Re: NORML: Illinois Nurses Back Medical Cannabis * While the A.N.A. (nursing.org) website is currently undergoing a remake, I dug up the link to their page on medical marijuana. It still works at this point. See “Position on the practice of cannabis use” and more at: http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/showthreaded.php?&Number=1012163   THC - Cannabis - Ministry :: Community :: View topic - medical cannabis in oregon * Posts: 1406. Location: Illinois - USA. Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 5:43 am Post subject ... Hemp food, clothes, fuel, fibers, Medical Cannabis, science and law. Ministry Lounge ... visit: http://www.thc-ministry.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1572   the Medical Cannabis Resource Center GuestBook * Monday, December 12 at 09:34 AM: Kimberly B. from Woodstock, Illinois wrote: "I believe that medical marijuana is something that people are always going to talk about as bad untill they are in direct contact with someone who does have a terminal illness or going through chemotherapy." Visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/guestbk.html   News and Sources U.S. Newswire : Releases : IL MS Patient Applies for Canadian Prescription Medical Marijuana Mouth Spray; Press Conference to Announce Compassionate New Drug Program Application (6/27/2005) News Advisory: Press Conference to Announce Compassionate New Drug Program Application - Julie Falco, an MS sufferer who benefits from the medicinal use of marijuana, and her doctor, Dr Anthony Reder, are applying for access to a Canadian-approved medication, Sativex (r), a natural marijuana extract that was developed by GW Pharmaceuticals from specially-bred marijuana plants. Sativex(r) is similar to the tinctures that were sold in the US before 1937 and the process is comparable to products made by patients and their caregivers in states with medical marijuana laws. (For company information on Sativex(r), see http://www.gwpharm.com.) * for more information on this action item Contact: Hilary McQuie of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), 510-333-8554; Web: http://www.SafeAccessNow.org ASA : Summary of Medical Marijuana Articles * Medical Marijuana News Summaries. Calendar. Get E-Mail Alerts. Search. Features. 2/11 > ILLINOIS: Lawmaker Wants Debate. The lawmaker who proposed new legislation to protect patients in Illinois has challenged a former White House official who is campaigning against it to debate the issue, but she has refused to face him or answer his questions. Visit: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1802   cannabisnews.com: medical related topics * 3/01/2006 Vote May Make Medical Marijuana Legal in Illinois. 3/01/2006 Legislation Allowing MMJ Advances To ... 2/20/2006 Medical Cannabis Bill Gains Momentum ... visit: http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml   Cannabis Culture Forums: Newshawks: Illinois Medical Marijuana Vote (pottv2533) * (02 Mar 2004, 00:00:000 min ) (Audio Only). By Steve Grzanich - WBBM Newsradio 780 - (Chicago) -- Illinois lawmakers take a key vote today on a bill that would legalize marijuana for medical use. The House Healthcare Availability and Access Committee will hear testimony then decide whether to advance the measure to the full General Assembly. Click here.   MarijuanaNews.Com, Freedom has nothing to fear from the truth * No US Jails Allow Medical Cannabis. No Appeals Left ... Resigns to Explore Illinois Senate Race. An Opportunity to Debate the Suppression of Medical Cannabis? ... especially the war on medical cannabis users, unavoidable. Visit: http://www.marijuananews.com/medical_cannabis.htm     MAP: Medicinal Cannabis NewsFeed * Studying Relaxation of Medical Pot Policy ... Kong Hungary Idaho Illinois India Indiana Indonesia ... Access Cannabis - California Cannabis - Canada Cannabis - Medicinal. Visit: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm     YaHooka Forums - Older Americans Overwhelmingly Support Legalizing Medical Pot * The Guide to Marijuana on the Internet If we unite as one voice, we will be heard! ... backed the legal use of medical cannabis. The AARP is the ... Illinois Nursing... “Older Americans Overwhelmingly Support Legalizing Medical Pot - AARP Survey Says December 22, 2004 - Washington, DC, USA - Nearly 75 percent of those age 45 and older support the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes, according to a national poll of 1,706 Americans conducted for the AARP. Overall, 72 percent of respondents agreed with the statement, "Adults should be allowed to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if a physician recommends it." Support was highest among respondents who resided in the West (82 percent) and the Northeast (79 percent), regions where several statewide medical marijuana laws have previously been enacted.” Visit: http://www.yahooka.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77085     Common Sense for Drug Policy: Medical Marijuana Facts & News * Move Toward "Medicalization" Grows In US, Internationally; Patients, Activists Organize To Provide Safe Access To Cannabis Medicines In Spite Of DEA Opposition … Raich, the Oakland medical cannabis patient, is back in ... on a local medical cannabis dispensary. According to ASA's ... a San Francisco medical cannabis cooperative ... and more at: http://www.csdp.org/news/news/medmar.htm     AlterNet: Medical Marijuana Victories * “Medical Marijuana Victories”, By Ann Harrison, AlterNet. Posted March 2, 2004. “With courts rejecting the government's latest attempt to roll back protections, medical marijuana proponents have the feds on the ropes. While the federal government continues to insist that marijuana is not a medicine, the medical marijuana movement has been pushing back -- scoring a recent string of legal victories that will make 2004 a pivotal year for patients and their caregivers.” Visit: http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18010     Medical Cannabis in general DrugScience.org | Marijuana, Science, and Public Policy * This site provides scientific and other material regarding the medical use of cannabis (marijuana) and its legal status under the laws of the United States. The purpose of DrugScience.org is to provide an on-line home for the Cannabis Rescheduling Petition and related materials, such as the Bulletin of Cannabis Reform. In a broad sense the purpose of both the Cannabis Rescheduling Petition and the Bulletin is to increase informed participation in the public policy process by advocates of marijuana law reform. Visit: http://www.drugscience.org PRE-1937 MEDICAL CANNABIS MEDICINES * The Complete Guide To Medical Marijuana & The Reefer Madness Teaching Museum, by Chris Kenoyer- OnlinePot Owner- MMJ Patient - Activist- Online Patients Advocate- Online News Journalist * "Documented Written Egyptian Prescription" For Medical Marijuana From 1,550 Years Before Christ * 3500+ Years Of Proven Medical Science!  Stop The Patients Suffering & Just Let The Doctors Decide It!  Visit: http://www.onlinepot.org/ReeferMadness/pre1937medicine.htm   Medical Use - NORML * for Illinois, among others ... Feds Can Arrest State-Recognized Medical Cannabis Patients. Read the latest information at: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3376   MedicalMJ.org - Medical Marijuana News and Facts * Federal agents raided 13 medical cannabis dispensaries in San Diego County on Dec. 12, 2005. ... Medical Marijuana Debate In Illinois Legislature ... and more. Visit: http://www.medicalmj.org/     Medical Marijuana Pro/Con * Pros & cons on medical marijuana. Science, risks, policies, & laws. Should marijuana be a medical option? This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" We have divided questions about the topic into the issues and sub-issues listed below. All individuals and organizations quoted on our site are ranked based upon our unique credibility scale. [Note: Although physicians and attorneys are listed on this site, we do not recommend or refer either.] visit: http://www.medicalmarijuanaProCon.org/     www.Marijuana.org | Resources from the medical marijuana patients who wrote California's Proposition 215. -- Cannabis News -- Press Releases -- Cannabis Links -- Historical Photos -- Farm Photos -- Feds on Pot -- Cops vs. doctors special section. Beat your Drug Test -- Get your pot back from the police -- Medical marijuana crop insurance -- Cannabis research & science -- California Reports... recommended marijuana for serious medical conditions. After federal ... or manufacturing cannabis for their personal medical use ... possession of cannabis for personal medical purposes ... and more at: http://www.marijuana.org/   Medical Marijuana - Library(s) * you can also try Researching medical cannabis (marijuana) thru the world's largest online library > http://www.questia.com/     xxx Section  xxx.  xxx.   Click here for more. 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