Medical Marijuana Bill Goes Up In Smoke In Illinois
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Yesterday a bill that would have allowed the state to institute a three-year pilot program to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana failed in the Illinois House by a vote of 53 to 61.
The bill faced steep opposition from law-enforcement officials, who argued before the Legislature that the law would give people without legitimate medical needs easier access to the drug.
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