Articles filed under Medical Marijuana
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Time short for Schaumburg family’s quest to retain access to daughter’s medical marijuanaDec 31, 2025 3:57 pm - A Schaumburg family’s quest to change interstate commerce laws to retain access to their 19-year-old daughter’s medical marijuana patches is running out of time.
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Schaumburg family launches campaign to retain access to daughter’s medical marijuanaDec 22, 2025 5:12 pm - A Schaumburg family whose daughter inspired Illinois’ Ashley’s Law in 2018 has launched a Change.org campaign to create a legal path for her to receive across state lines the medical marijuana patches that have kept her seizure-free for eight years.
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Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drugDec 18, 2025 1:34 pm - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.
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Inspiration behind Ashley’s Law again seeking legal changes to retain access to medical marijuanaDec 13, 2025 11:00 am - The 19-year-old Schaumburg woman who inspired Illinois’ Ashley’s Law in 2018 to have access to her medical marijuana patches while in school is again seeking legal changes to allow them to be delivered across state lines.
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Cook County launches CannaBiz Pathways program to support entrepreneurs in cannabis industrySep 22, 2025 3:12 pm - Cook County on Monday launched of Cook County CannaBiz Pathways, a no-cost advising program for entrepreneurs working in the cannabis industry.
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‘It’s something that’s here now’: Once banned, second pot shop takes root in Arlington HeightsAug 15, 2025 4:39 pm - A second marijuana dispensary quietly has opened in Arlington Heights, years after controversy over the first one.
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Illinois had record $2 billion in legal marijuana sales in 2024Feb 10, 2025 6:49 pm - More than $2 billion worth of legalized adult-use and medical marijuana sales were made in Illinois last year, according to recently released state figures.
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As Illinois receives praise for its cannabis equity efforts, stakeholders still working on system’s flawsSep 02, 2024 4:57 pm - Medical marijuana patients now can purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis growers still are seeking greater access to the state’s medical marijuana customers.
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Medical marijuana users push back on McHenry County state's attorney's stanceSep 10, 2023 1:00 am - Lori Fisher of Spring Grove uses medical marijuana for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and pain after she survived a head-on collision. For Fisher, mari...
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Business that infuses edible products with cannabis coming to Des PlainesJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - A family-owned business that infuses edible products with cannabis has received permission to operate in Des Plaines. The Culinary Cannabis Co., formerly Mary Jane's Inc...
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