ORGANIZATION AIRS COMMERCIALS PROMOTING MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

Medical marijuana could be headed to your living room.

The Marijuana Policy Project started airing commercials Tuesday
promoting legislation in the General Assembly that would legalize
marijuana for medicinal use.

The commercials depict two Illinois women who say they use marijuana
to deal with painful medical conditions. They will air more than 100
times in the Chicago area, Peoria, Champaign, Decatur and Springfield.
The campaign runs for a week.

The Senate is expected to vote on SB 1381 later this week or early
next week. The bill would allow someone diagnosed with a debilitating
medical1 condition to legally possess up to seven dried cannabis
plants and 2 ounces of marijuana. Qualifying individuals would receive
a registration card from the Illinois Department of Public Health that
would allow them and their caregiver to obtain and possess the marijuana.