Medical marijuana industry growing in Illinois

Two years ago, medical marijuana became legal in Illinois. No patients have received treatments yet, but people are investing millions of dollars in the industry.

North of Rochelle, a big building looms over the fields of corn. Soon, marijuana will be grown inside. One of 18 state-licensed marijuana cultivation centers, the facility is the second one run by Pharmacannis. In Dwight, the growing process has begun.

Cameras are not allowed inside.

Qualified medical marijuana patients will buy their products from a dispensary in an Ottawa strip mall. That dispensary will likely be one of the first to open since the Compassionate Care Act was signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.

"Everybody likes things that move fast, but this is a brand new industry. There's a number of people, a number of groups that all need to converge to get it up and running, and we're growing into it right now," Teddy...

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