CHICAGO • A judge has ordered the state of Illinois to expand the qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use to include intractable pain.
A health department spokeswoman says Mitchell’s ruling will be appealed.
The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed by Ann Mednick of Rolling Meadows. She contended she has taken opioid pills to cope with extreme pain caused by osteoarthritis but wants a treatment with fewer side effects.
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