Illinois legalizes medical marijuana for children with seizures

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Illinois legalizes medical marijuana for children with seizures

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/illinois-legalizes-medical-marijuana-children-seizures-213254564.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/64mXzG.SGr8BntUpxBmOqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-20T213254Z_1_LYNXMPEA6J0D3_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Marijuana plants for sale are displayed at the medical marijuana farmers market in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Marijuana plants for sale are displayed at the medical marijuana farmers market in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Illinois children and adults with epilepsy will soon be allowed to use marijuana to ease their symptoms under a law signed on Sunday by Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, the latest in a series of measures loosening restrictions on cannabis by U.S. states. The move to add epilepsy and other seizure disorders to the list of conditions legal to treat with marijuana or its extracts comes as numerous states have made medical use of the drug legal. “This new law will help alleviate the suffering of many adults and children across the state,” Quinn said in statement. “Epilepsy is a debilitating condition, and this much-needed relief will help to reduce some of its symptoms for those who endure seizures.&quot; The Illinois law, which takes effect in January, would allow children who experience seizures to be treated with non-smokable forms of cannabis, as long as they have permission from a parent. “I have a 14-year-old constituent by the name of Hugh who lives with epilepsy,” said Republican state lawmaker Jim Durkin, who co-sponsored the new law.</p><br clear="all"/>

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