Illinois
This state has legalized marijuana for medical use.
House Bill 1 – Passed in 2013.
SB 10 – Extends medical cannabis pilot program to at least July 2020.
Law: House Bill 1 – Passed in 2013
Possession: 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of 14 days
Can you use other Legal State Cards: No
How The Law Reads:
House Bill 1 – Approved Apr. 17, 2013 by House, 61-57 and May 17, 2013 by Senate, 35-21
Signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn on Aug. 1, 2013
Effective: Jan. 1, 2014
The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act establishes a patient registry program, protects registered qualifying patients and registered designated caregivers from “arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,” and allows for the registration of cultivation centers and dispensing organizations. Once the act goes into effect, “a tax is imposed upon the privilege of cultivating medical cannabis at a rate of 7% of the sales price per ounce.”
Approved Conditions: Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for HIV, AIDS, hepatitis C, ALS, muscular dystrophy, Crohn’s disease, agitation of Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury or disease, traumatic brain injury, or “one or more injuries that significantly interferes with daily activities as documented by the patient’s provider; and a severely debilitating or terminal medical condition or its treatment that has produced at least one of the following: elevated intraocular pressure, cachexia, chemotherapy induced anorexia, wasting syndrome, severe pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects, constant or severe nausea, moderate to severe vomiting, seizures, or severe, persistent muscle spasms.”
Possession/Cultivation: “Adequate supply” is defined as “2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of 14 days and that is derived solely from an intrastate source.” The law does not allow patients or caregivers to cultivate cannabis.
Governor Pat Quinn’s Aug. 1, 2013 signing statement explains key points of the law and notes that it is a four-year pilot program.
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Medical Cannabis
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
Attn: Rulemaking
Medical Cannabis Division – 217-782-3300
DPH.MedicalCannabis@illinois.gov
Website:
Medical Cannabis Program
