Dan Linn is the Executive Director for the Illinois Chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). Linn joins The Morning Newswatch to discuss the Medical Marijuana program in Illinois, the delay in permits being given out so cultivation centers can be built, and several debilitations which are not allowed to be treated with MMJ under IL law, but can be eased with the plant's use.

 

Visiting professor at SIU's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Dr. John Jackson joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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John Markley, CEO of Centerstone Illinois,  claims that through their various services, Centerstone actually saves the state money. Tom Miller sits down with Markley to find out how the savings take place, and how many tax dollars are actually saved.

 
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Timberline Live Pet Foods President Todd Goodman joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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