Policy

Medical Marijuana Bill Could be Voted on in Illinois

If passed it would be one of the most restrictive pieces of similar legislation in the country

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CHICAGO — Julie Falco eats three marijuana brownies a day, her chosen method of using cannabis to control her pain from multiple sclerosis.

For her, marijuana works better and has fewer side effects than the prescription drugs that left her depressed and in a fog, she said. She's tired of breaking the law, but doesn't want to give up cannabis.