SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state Senate just approved the use of marijuana for medical use by a razor-thin margin after an hour-long debate.

The measure by state Sen. William Haine, D-Alton, passed 30-28 after tottering on the verge of failing until…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois state Senate is expected to take up state Sen. William Haine’s proposal to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes sometime tomorrow.

As always, things could change.  But the latest we’ve heard from Haine, an Alton Democrat, is…

UPDATE:  We’ve just gotten a call from Bruce Mirken, spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington D.C., responding to this morning’s news conference.

Mirken said teen use of marijuana in the states where it is legalized for medical use has gone…

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,…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A proposal to allow marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes was approved today by an Illinois Senate panel.

The bill (SB 1381) by state Sen. William Haine, D-Alton, would allow marijuana to be used to alleviate chronic pain and…