Vote (serré) attendu aujourd’hui à la Chambre des représentants de l’Illinois pour autoriser l’utilisation médicale de la #marijuana
Doctors ask for medical marijuana legalization - SFGate
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CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 250 Illinois physicians put their names behind a proposal Tuesday that would legalize marijuana for patients with serious illnesses, hoping to give a boost to the legislation one day before an anticipated vote on the House floor.
Three of those doctors spoke at a press conference in Chicago, saying the drug can be a safer and more effective treatment than narcotics for patients with diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s disease and HIV.
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The Illinois House is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would create a medical marijuana pilot program. It would allow physicians who have an existing relationship with a patient to prescribe marijuana for certain conditions.
Patients would be limited to buying 2.5 ounces [70 g] at a time from dispensaries licensed and regulated by the state. They would be prohibited from growing their own marijuana, and both patients and caregivers would have to undergo a background check.
The vote in the House is expected to be close. If it passes the legislation still must go to the Senate.