Illinois Medical Cannabis Laws

Status

Operational

Law Signed:

2013

QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

In addition to the following list, state law permits “any medical condition for which an opioid has been or could be prescribed by a physician based on generally accepted standards of care.”

Arnold-Chiari malformation
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Anorexia nervosa
Autism
Cachexia/wasting syndrome
Cancer
Causalgia
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Chronic pain
Complex regional pain syndrome type 2
Crohn’s disease
Dystonia
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Endometriosis
Female orgasmic disorder
Fibromyalgia
Fibrous dysplasia
Glaucoma
Hepatitis C
HIV/AIDS
Hydrocephalus
Hydromyelia
Interstitial cystitis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Lupus
Migraines
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Myoclonus
Nail patella syndrome
Neuro-Behcet’s disease
Neurofibromatosis
Neuropathy
Osteoarthritis
Ovarian cysts
Parkinson’s disease
Polycystic kidney disease
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) with chronic pain
Post-traumatic stress
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sjogren’s syndrome
Sickle cell disease
Spinal cord disease
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
Syringomyelia
Tarlov cysts
Tourette syndrome
Traumatic brain injury and post-concussion syndrome
Ulcerative colitis
Uterine fibroids

PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

Two and a half ounces of cannabis per 14-day period

HOME CULTIVATION

A registered patient may grow up to five mature plants

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES

Yes

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL

Yes

DELIVERY

CAREGIVERS

Yes, caregivers, who may serve only one patient, are permitted to pick up medicine for very ill, homebound patients and are also subject to possession limit.