Illinois marijuana patients may be jumping the gun by submitting applications for diseases that aren’t approved yet.
The state Public Health department says such applications will be rejected and fees will be refunded.
Health officials say a handful of applications came in from patients with health conditions recommended by an advisory board last week, including migraines, osteoarthritis and PTSD.
Several steps need to happen before those conditions are made official. The director of the department still must approve the recommendations and rulemaking could take several months.
The department will update the medical cannabis website when applications will be accepted.
