In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller

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By Chris RobertsAug 30, 2018, 4:13 pm172 pts
Every Illinois resident with a prescription for an opiate-based prescription painkiller is now eligible to access medical marijuana, under new legislation signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday that vastly expands that state’s medical cannabis program. Medical marijuana has been legal since the…

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