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The closest Illinois residents have come to the legalized use of medicinal marijuana so far is the state of Michigan sitting among the Great Lakes.
The issue, however, is getting much, much closer.
Illinois House and Senate bills filed in 2009 — …

The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (S119) passed the state Senate February 23, 2009 on a 22-16 vote. Gov. Jon Corzine (D) said Wednesday he would “absolutely” sign the bill, but it must first get through the Assembly, where it faces votes in the health committee and by the Assembly as a whole.