Final pot update of my Illinois stint

Legalized marijuana will have to wait in Illinois
Bill’s sponsor plans to work hard over the summer to muster support in House
By Kari Andren
POST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAU       June 5, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Illinois lawmakers advanced a plan to legalize marijuana for medicinal use further than ever this spring, but proponents will have to work through the summer [...]

Medical Marijuana passes — barely

Illinois Senate OKs Medicinal Pot
By Kari Andren
POST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAU       May 28, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to authorize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, marking the state’s first-ever step toward legalizing the drug.
The vote was only the second time the proposal has reached a vote in either Illinois legislative chamber. [...]

Patrick Collins was not happy

It’s been quite a while since I posted any of my stories.  So long, in fact, that some of them are no longer available on the Post-Dispatch’s Web site.  So here’s what’s available when you search the archives.  Is it wrong that I’m unwilling to pay $2.95 each for my own stories?  I have them [...]