Illinois Candidates For Governor On Medical Marijuana

DEMOCRATS

-- Dan Hynes: "I do not support the outright legalization of marijuana."

-- Pat Quinn: "People who are seriously ill deserve access to all medical treatments that will help them."

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GREEN

-- Rich Whitney: "I support legalization of marijuana, period."

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REPUBLICANS

-- Adam Andrzejewski: "I could support this bill as long as (it's) for qualified medical uses only."

-- Bill Brady: "Legalizing medical marijuana appears to me to be nothing more than moving us down the slope of legalizing marijuana."

-- Kirk Dillard: "I do not support legalizing medical marijuana due to the concerns of the law enforcement community that it will be difficult to enforce."

-- Andy McKenna: "I would have opposed the legislation presented to the Senate."

-- Dan Proft: "In narrowly-defined instances where a doctor believes this treatment would alleviate the suffering of an individual ... I would be inclined to allow a licensed doctor to prescribe such treatment."

-- Jim Ryan: "I would be open to a narrowly drawn bill that legalizes medical marijuana. It can provide needed relief for patients with various afflictions."

-- Bob Schillerstrom: "No conclusive evidence has been put forward to justify its legalization for medical purposes."



I'm not from Illinois, but thought I'd share what i found for those voting in this years elections.

Where did you find your information, I want Minnesotas

Good to see the Governor of IL supports it. I suffer from lupus so I know I'm covered in any and all medical MJ states. I lived in IL at one point. It was a great state I'd move back if this passed.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-medicalmarijuana-,0,1113160.story

Google news search for marijuana is where I found it.

Rich Whitney has got my vote.

if I were an Illinois citizen, he would have mine as well.

The latest polls show state Attorney General Jim Ryan (pro medical marijuana) leading incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn 46% (pro medical marijuana) to 39%. That would be good for medical marijuana in IL.

However, Illinois politics favor Democrats and Hynes currently leads Quinn for the Democratic candidacy. He later clarified that he opposes legal access to medical marijuana, which is different than what you might infer from his original statement.