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New online registration portal for medical patients coming soon

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Division of Cannabis Regulation notified Medical Cannabis Patients, Caregivers, and Health Care Providers via email that a “new online registration portal for the Medical Cannabis Patient Program and the Opioid Alternative Patient Program will be coming soon.”

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HB5633 would remove cannabis patients’ registration requirements

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9 House Bill 5633 , which would remove the “requirement that, in order to substantiate a patient’s medical condition, a patient must provide the name of the registered medical cannabis dispensing organization.” HB4465 is basically a protective tax rate amendment for medical patients. Smith introduced on Feb.

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Illinois News Joint expanding services in 2024

Illinois News Joint

It’s hard to believe Illinois News Joint has reached its fourth year as a publication. November 2019, during a meeting at Flesor’s Candy Kitchen (a central Illinois gem), our web designer agreed to create an Illinois News Joint website. Each year since, we have expanded our publication and added new services.

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Hemp bill could solve medical patient dilemma

Illinois News Joint

As reported earlier , HB4161 focuses mainly on safety concerns, including permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and a new Hemp Social Equity Fund, but HB4161 also contains amendments that would affect registered Illinois medical cannabis patients and cottage hemp operators as well. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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ILNJ launches News Joint Printing

Illinois News Joint

After procrastinating for nearly two years to buy Illinois News Joint swag because of inflated costs and then forgetting to order swag in time for printers to finish before the next cannabis event, I decided to fix both my problems by officially launching News Joint Printing. News Joint Printing accepts specialty orders as requested.

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Study Finds That Medical Marijuana Patient Registration Has Grown More Than 600% Since 2016

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million patients in 2022, a sharp increase from the 3.1 While there have been some drops in medical patient registration in states with adult-use (recreational) programs, pandemic-era programs also directly attributed to part of the increase in patient registration. The study also analyzed peoples’ reasons for registering.

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Illinois News Joint expands with new hire

Illinois News Joint

Illinois News Joint ’s goal from the first day of publishing has been to slowly and organically expand into a fully staffed daily publication covering all aspects of the Illinois cannabis industry. For inquiries about how to become a freelance writer for Illinois News Joint , contact Jason Brown at editor@illinoisnewsjoint.com.

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