A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday that the state must add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions that qualify for medical marijuana.
The ruling may be rendered moot by pending legislation that would do the same thing. Gov. Bruce Rauner's office had indicated he will sign it, after previously blocking expansion of the medical marijuana program.
The court ruling is potentially significant because there are pending lawsuits seeking to add seven other conditions to the list, including cases involving chronic pain and osteoarthritis that are before the same judge.
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Robert McCoppin ~ Chicago Tribune ~
