Illinois Medical Marijuana Law

Status

Operational

Law Signed:

2013

QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

Alzheimer’s disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Anorexia nervosa
“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
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
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 autoimmune disease
Neurofibromatosis
Neuropathy
Osteoarthritis
Parkinson’s disease
Polycystic kidney disease
Post-traumatic stress
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sjogren’s syndrome
Spinal cord disease
Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
Syringomyelia
Tarlov cysts
Tourette’s syndrome
Traumatic brain injury and post-concussion syndrome
Ulcerative colitis

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

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.