To Combat Opioid Overdoses, Illinois Allows Medical Marijuana as Painkiller

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law allowing medical marijuana to be used as a painkiller, instead of highly addictive opioids. The law, SB 336, that Rauner signed Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, is effective immediately. It allows physicians to temporarily prescribe cannabis for pain relief as a means to combat […]

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