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Bill Status of HB4868 93rd General Assembly

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Short Description: MEDICAL CANNABIS

House Sponsors
Rep. Larry McKeon - Deborah L. Graham - Susana Mendoza - Karen A. Yarbrough - Sara Feigenholtz and Barbara Flynn Currie

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

720 ILCS 550/11

from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 711

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Medical Cannabis Act. Provides that a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition and the person's primary caregiver may be issued a registry identification card by the Department of Human Services that permits the person or the person's primary caregiver to legally possess no more than 6 Cannabis Sativa plants and one ounce of usable cannabis. Provides that a person who possesses a registry identification card is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denial of any right or privilege, including civil penalty or disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, for the medical use of cannabis; provided that the qualifying patient or primary caregiver possesses an amount of cannabis that does not exceed 6 Cannabis Sativa plants and one ounce of usable cannabis. Amends the Cannabis Control Act to make conforming changes consistent with the Medical Cannabis Act. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
2/4/2004	House	First Reading
2/4/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/4/2004	House	Sponsor Removed Rep. Larry McKeon
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Susana Mendoza
2/20/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
2/20/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2/24/2004	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
2/25/2004	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Larry McKeon
3/2/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
3/4/2004	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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