Got questions about medical marijuana? Experts have answers

In a few months, medical marijuana is likely to become available to seriously ill adults and kids in Illinois, but the brand new program and drug may leave seriously ill people with more questions than answers.

To help them, Americans for Safe Access and the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago are hosting a “patient summit” Saturday in Chicago’s South Loop to help answer basic questions.

For instance, a parent whose child has epilepsy might be interested in using a special marijuana-based oil to help treat devastating seizures but may ask: “Now that I can get medical cannabis for my child, what do I do?” said Kurt Florian, the president of the Chicago Epilepsy group.

One of the speakers Saturday will be Srishti Nangia, a pediatric doctor at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago who treats kids with epilepsy. She also is a researcher studying how pure CBD, or cannabidiol —...

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