In the final category of our 6-article series, we highlight a topic the Americans for Safe Access’ (ASA) did not report on in any detail but is by far—and I mean by far—the most commented on and advocated for issue … Continue reading →
In Part 5 of this series, we focus on the “Affordability” of medicine in Illinois, one of the most frequently commented on aspects (from all over the United States) about the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and Cannabis … Continue reading →
Still using the established categories from this year’s Americans for Safe Access’ (ASA) report, Part 4 of this series focuses on patients’ Access to Medicine. Access to Medicine and Affordability (more in Part 5) are two of Illinois’ lowest scoring … Continue reading →
We ended Part 2 of this series highlighting registered medical patients concerns with Patient Rights & Civil Protection, Health and Social Equity, and Customer Returns related to the Medical Cannabis Patient Program, the Illinois Cannabis and Tax Act and the … Continue reading →
As mentioned in Part 1 of this series of articles, we address the same basic breakdown to Illinois’ medical cannabis program as the Americans for Safe Access’ (ASA) report, including Program Functionality, Patient Rights, Access to Medicine, Affordability, and more. Though … Continue reading →
Since Illinois legalized recreational cannabis, Illinois moved into a new phase of the industry that has a prosperous future with many benefits to Illinoisans and out-of-state residents. But one segment of the industry has been left behind: registered qualifying medical … Continue reading →
December 2022, I published a 6-part series titled, “What Illinois cannabis patients really want” to start a dialogue about the large gap between patients’ needs, wishes, concerns, and recommendation for improving the Medical Cannabis Patient Program (MCPP) and the actual … Continue reading →
As mentioned in Part 6 of our 6-part series “What Illinois cannabis patients really want,” the most commented on and advocated for issue we hear from registered medical patients in Illinois is increasing the plant-limit count for growing medicine at … Continue reading →
In our six-part series, “Part 2: What Illinois cannabis patients really want,” we discussed the absence of safe on-premise spaces in Illinois for legal consumption of cannabis. Now, cannabis consumers and medical patients who have been asking for these rights … Continue reading →
In partnership with Modern Compassionate Care to help better advocate for registered qualifying medical patients in Illinois, Illinois News Joint not only will highlight concerns patients have about the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and Cannabis Regulation and … Continue reading →
