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Home 🌿 Medical Cannabis News 🌿 Medical Cannabis in Illinois: What Health Care Providers and Organizations Need to Know 🌿Medical Cannabis in Illinois: What Health Care Providers and Organizations Need to Know
The passage of the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, which legalizes cannabis use by sufferers of certain debilitating medical conditions, has created concerns among health care providers, hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, nursing homes and other members of the health care community. Now, with some medical cannabis dispensaries expected to begin operations in the coming weeks, questions regarding the impact on providers have grown more pressing by the day.
To help health care providers better understand their roles and responsibilities under the new Illinois law, we answer some of the most relevant questions below.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Are Illinois doctors required to sign recommendations for their patients to use cannabis?
No. A licensed Illinois doctor may use his/her discretion in deciding whether to sign a recommendation for the use of cannabis by a patient. Note that a bona fide physician-patient relationship must...
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