Senate Panel Backs Medical Marijuana – Pantagraph.com

Published May 14, 2013

Senate panel backs medical marijuana – Pantagraph.com

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But opponents also included a doctor — Dr. Dora Dixie, medical director of The Women's Treatment Center in Chicago, who questioned whether science really supports medical use of marijuana. Another opponent — Jacksonville Chief of Police Anthony …
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Marijuana Not Medicine, Addiction Experts Say – Medscape

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CHICAGO — Illinois should not legalize cannabis, and physicians should not write recommendations for patients to use marijuana for medical purposes, because it is a dangerous, addictive drug and is not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration …
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Medical marijuana bill passes Senate panel

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Multiple sclerosis patient Jim Champion listens to lawmakers during a Senate Executive Committee hearing on medical marijuana at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Springfield, IL. … “When you have a bill like this, people continue …
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