Jukk
Member
One person at my dispensary told me that I needed my physical card to get set up in their system. I may call tomorrow and ask again just to clarify. Thanks
Illinois medical marijuana card wait time
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JamRock2018
Member
Day 96...nothing
Twistedcrypto1
Well-Known Member
Definitely need the card to get in. I was let in without my ID once but only because they already had my canna card
Twistedcrypto1
Well-Known Member
In the past I bought weed to get high. Now I buy “cannabis” to treat my issues.
I use to buy the cheapest random food I can. Now I shop organic and pay $6 for a gallon of milk instead of $2
In the past I smoked a pack of cigarette a day and now I won’t even smoke a joint. Only vape for me.
As you learn about the dangers and grow up things change especially your mentality towards healthy living. I know some people don’t give a shit about anything healthy and are just here to get high. No judgment zone!
dwnclr1987
Member
Day 81, check finally deposited!
I'm 2 weeks after you!
What dispensary?
I use vape and love it. My 16 year old thinks I'm just hitting my Juul. I've paid $35 for a 1g cartridge on the black market but it looks like they cost more in the dispensaries here ($60 for a .5g)... what gives with that? Are those the actual dispensary prices?
Is yours just a renewal?
cantthinkof1
Member
I called and was approved on the 4th. Should have it by the end of the week!
TRICHROMIUM
Member
So it seems like those of us who applied by mail are SOL for provisional access? That would really be a bummer 
Aleez
Member
Update. Called today to check and they said they “received” my application.... It was received November 1st.... They said they should get to mine in about 2 weeks.... also, the representive who I talked to on the phone said supposedly that when you call or email checking your application status, that it takes time away from them processing applications... whether or not that’s true I don’t know. I even asked if there is another way people can check their status on their applications... obviously the representative said no... he agreed when I said, “well that’s absolutely not sufficient or fair since it takes a very long time and patients want to make sure everything is going well...”
OK, I can buy that. I have a thing about healthy food because of Crohn's, if I can't eat normal that's not normal. Plus special diets haven't been proving anything with science, seems they're just limiting. Although I will say what I call my remission decade was when I was living off hunted game and organic gardening almost 100%, so I don't completely dismiss it.
I just hear some of the diets people adhere to and think you may as well be sick.
Does it work for extreme pain for you? I don't think it would for me and shoulder is supposed to be extreme pain. It may be better to spend some time with opioids to get over the worst before cutting them off for mmj. Biker friend just had it.
However my cervical fusion post surgery was instantly better than it was. I hardly took any opioids (mainly because they make me jittery and unable to sleep) and only took muscle relaxers. So there is hope that it's instant improvement. I just want you to be prepared shoulder is supposed to be a bad one.
Yes those are the prices. The black market ones are probably fake with who knows what in them. I just read an article about that, although they had names I didn't recognize, not Juul or Pax Era.
You can make your own liquids. Something about soaking decarbed weed in VG/PG. Supposed to be much cheaper than dispensary. Check YouTube.
As you pointed out, then come up with a way for people to check that's done by computer.
But there were plenty of people on here calling in December and as far as I know the 2999 approved in December is an all time record. The 1129 approved in November is a record low back as far as I've done the math. I think they approve the amount that comes in, working to rule (their own made up rule not the law passed by the lawmakers).
Think how far ahead they would be if they approved 2000 in November. So yeah, I'm not buying that slowing them down thing. It obviously does take someone away from the approvals to answer the phone but their intentional slow down to create their arbitrary 90 day waiting period is the real problem.
I think one of the reasons medical cartridges cost about double a 'traditional' vape cartridge is that, at my dispensary anyway, they seem to mainly sell Live Liquid Resin cartridges, which are different from the typical cartridges. I'd recommend doing a Google search for "live liquid resin cartridge" for details. But as I understand it, the extraction method is different from traditional cartridges - no solvents are used, nothing is added to it so it's pure, and the terpenes that are removed in other extraction methods are left intact in LLR. So it's a different, higher grade product than the $60 1g cartridges.
You need to call the IDPH and find out if there's a problem.
dwnclr1987
Member
You applied 10/26 and we're approved 1/7? I applied 10/25 and they just started processing mine today. Hoping it'll arrive soon for both of us.
This waiting time is truly ridiculous. I had spinal surgery, and the same day I applied for my cannabis card, I also applied for a handicapped placard. The placard came 2 days ago. I get the good spots now, so I suppose that's a bright side. The bad thing is my extreme pain that isn't being helped! I wish they'd really get it together, but I work for the state. i know how they work...or don't work. The whole state is run like this currently. Ugh.