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 Bill Status of HB4868  93rd General Assembly


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
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
720 ILCS 550/11from 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 
DateChamber Action
  2/4/2004HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
  2/4/2004HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
  2/4/2004HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
  2/4/2004HouseFirst Reading
  2/4/2004HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/4/2004HouseSponsor Removed Rep. Larry McKeon
  2/4/2004HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Susana Mendoza
  2/20/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
  2/20/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  2/24/2004HouseAssigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
  2/25/2004HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Larry McKeon
  3/2/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
  3/4/2004HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/23/2004HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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