The new proposed federal classification would allow doctors to prescribe FDA-approved cannabis products.
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Chicago Tribune

Federal push to relax marijuana classification should help the industry in Illinois. But the effects for consumers may take time.

A renewed federal push to relax restrictions on marijuana likely will mean bigger profits for cannabis companies and more research into the effects of the plant, industry participants say. It may eventually ease high prices slightly, but otherwise isn’t expected to make an immediate difference for consumers in Illinois.

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