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Illinois Begins Radical Program to Swap Opioids for Pot

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Feb. 2019 –  “Just half way through the first day of the launch and we’ve already seen a lot of interest and patients and physicians have successfully registered for the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program,” Illinois Department Public Health OAPP Director Conny Meuller-Moody told Rolling Stone in an email. “We’re optimistic the program will benefit many Illinois residents and offer them an alternative for managing their pain.” Interested patients who are over the age of 21 can enroll in the program using their state ID and written certification from a physician saying that they’ve either been prescribed opioids or have a condition for which they could be. Dispensaries will validate patients’ enrollment using an online verification database, and can then provide them with medical marijuana.

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