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Medical pot law will need time to grow By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Illinois has become the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana with some of the strictest standards in the nation. But the proposal will take many months to set into motion because of complex rules and regulations. Here’s a closer look at the details:
Q: When will medical marijuana be available for purchase in Illinois? A: No one knows for sure,
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Della Harrod, 9, of Hinckley, hugs her boer goat, Fudge, in his pen Saturday at the 4-H Fair in Sandwich. Fudge won a blue ribbon and a plaque. By DAVID GONG news@daily-chronicle.com SANDWICH – Travis Hughes, 17, has been a “4-H’er,” showing and auctioning off livestock at the annual DeKalb County 4-H Livestock Fair, every year for four years. This year, Hughes auctioned a market lamb to potential buyers during the livestock auction Sunday. The lamb sold for between $350 to $375, said Johnna Jennings, 4-H youth development educator. Genoa resident Bill Kuhn, who is on the auction committee for the annual 4-H Fair, said each year, individuals and businesses from around the area gather at the Sandwich Fairgrounds to view and bid on the animals each 4-H member puts up for auction. The blue-ribbon livestock auction began Sunday, while the fair ran throughout the weekend. Each participant submitted up to two animals – of different species – for the auction and more than 190 animals were featured, Jennings said. Dairy cows, chickens, pigs, goats, sheep and rabbits were open to an average of about 125 buyers. The 4-H participants were also responsible for locating their own buyers.
See AUCTION, page A4
but estimates are several months to more than a year after the law takes effect Jan. 1. That’s because three separate state agencies – the departments of Public Health, Agriculture and Financial and Professional Regulation – must draft rules for patients, growers and dispensaries. Then the rules must be approved by a legislative committee. Next comes issuing permits and setting up the 22 so-called cultivation centers where the plants will be grown. They’ll be set up in each Illinois State Police district, and state authorities will review security plans. The marijuana will be sold in up to 60 dispensaries. Nineteen other states and Washington, D.C., have implemented medical marijuana laws but implementation time has varied greatly. The longest was Washington, D.C., where medical marijuana was available for purchase just last month, 15 years after voters approved. Maine took less than a year. New Jersey took about three years and still only one dispensary is open in the state.
Gov. Pat Qinn
Strictest law of its kind in the nation The state will require background checks for patients, caregivers and all staff members at dispensaries and growing centers. Cultivation centers will be under 24-hour video surveillance. Illinois won’t allow home-growing and there’s no reciprocity with other states that allow medical marijuana.
Q: Who will be able to obtain marijuana? A: Only seriously ill Betsy Koehnke, 17, of Clare, rides her horse, Lady, through the barrel race at the 4-H Fair. Koehnke and Lady had a time of 21.85 seconds.
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To learn about the 4-H Club of DeKalb County, visit http://web.extension. illinois.edu/bdow.
patients who have a longstanding relationship with a doctor will be able to apply for a state ID card. The new law specifically lists dozens of qualifying illnesses and diseases, including lupus, HIV, hepatitis C and multiple sclerosis. Patients will be limited to 2.5 ounces every
See POT LAW, page A3
Art, ice cream draw crowds for annual fair at Ellwood House By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Tamara Shriver doesn’t have to look far to find inspiration for her art. The vast cornfields, barns and Midwestern flora of DeKalb County were gorgeous enough for the DeKalb resident to capture in her watercolor paintings. On Sunday, she was among 40 artists displaying and selling their art at the Ellwood House Museum Art Fair and Ice Cream Social. For Shriver, the beauty of the Ellwood House and Park – at 509 N. First St. in DeKalb – and the pleasant summer weather made the location the right spot for artists to show
off their work. “It’s a perfect place for the fair,” Shriver said. This year was the first time the Ellwood House Museum combined the art fair with the ice cream social, said Brian Reis, executive director of the museum. The art fair has been a tradition with the house for about 40 years and it is usually held in early July, he said. The fair faced competition with other events during that time, so it was held along with the ice cream social to reinvigorate interest in both events, Reis said. “It’s a really nice community event,” he said. “It’s something we’re only able to put on this time of the year.”
The art fair used to welcome more artists in the past but this year the number was kept at 40, Reis said. One of those artists was David Zahn, who displayed bronze and ceramic sculptures of surreal, human-like forms. Zahn, a Moline resident, said he strives to create sculptures that evoke an emotional feeling but can also be decorative. When he begins making his sculptures, he doesn’t always set out with a plan. “When I’m making my the works, I do them intuitively,” Zahn said. One sculpture of a man who appeared to be stretching apart was called “Time Passes.” Zahn said the sculpture
was about passing away and accepting death as part of nature. The fair wasn’t the first time for Shriver, who has showed her watercolor paintings there at least six times before. But it was the first time for Jody O’Neil, who traveled about 257 miles from Indiana to show her abstract watercolor paintings. O’Neil said she finds inspiration from spirituality and images of the cosmos. Art fairs such as the one held at the Ellwood Park give good exposure for local artists, she said. “For those trying to make a living, it’s important to support American artists,” she said.
Felix Sarver – fsarver@shawmedia.com
DeKalb resident Tamara Shriver flips through watercolor paintings of flowers Sunday at the Ellwood House Museum Art Fair and Ice Cream Social in DeKalb.
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