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 Veto Message for
SB 33
To the Honorable Members of
The Illinois Senate,
99th General Assembly:
Today I veto Senate Bill 33 from the 99th General Assembly, which
would prematurely expand the Medical Cannabis Pilot Program by
adding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of
“debilitating medical conditions” for which a patient may be treated
with medical cannabis.
The pilot program is moving forward, but remains in its early stage.
Cultivation centers are just beginning to grow their crops, and the
first dispensary was licensed at the end of August. No patients have
yet been served, and, consequently, the State has not had the
opportunity to evaluate the benefits and costs of the pilot program
or determine areas for improvement or even whether to extend the
program beyond its pilot period.
It is therefore premature to expand the pilot program – before any
patient has been served and before we have had the chance to
evaluate it.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 9(b) of Article IV of the Illinois
Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 33, entitled “AN
ACT concerning health”, with the foregoing objections, vetoed in its
entirety.
Sincerely,
Bruce Rauner
GOVERNOR |
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