05.29.2009 7:55 pm
Post-Dispatch Springfield bureau
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State Rep. Lou Lang, who is sponsoring a proposal to legalize marijuana for medicinal uses, said he’s unsure of when he might call his bill to a vote on the Illinois House floor.
Lang, a Skokie Democrat, just…
05.28.2009 8:03 pm
Post-Dispatch Springfield bureau
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A state House panel approved a proposal to authorize marijuana for medicinal purposes Thursday night, just one day after the state Senate OK’d the idea.
The measure by state Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, was approved by a state…
04.21.2009 11:20 am
Post-Dispatch Springfield bureau
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Proponents of a measure to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes unveiled a week-long ad campaign this morning they hope will push lawmakers toward passing the proposal.
The sponsors of the proposal, state Sen. William Haine,…