Blog
June 15th, 2021
Come out and visit us on Saturday, June 19th to celebrate in style, with the official Ribbon Cutting and Celebration Event at The Dispensary Rec Room in Fulton, Illinois. We'll have a full lineup of vendors, giveaways, and deals throughout the day. Check out some of the details below!
Deals and ...read more
May 27th, 2021
The Dispensary is proud to announce the Formal Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Celebration Events for the new recreational/adult use stores in Fulton and East Dubuque. Come out and join us for music, fun, food, and booths set up by local vendors including cultivation centers and local glass blowers on Saturday ...read more
May 12th, 2021
The Rec Room in Fulton, serving all cannabis customers over the age of 21, is officially opening on Saturday, May 15th at 11AM.
We will be announcing our official Grand Opening event shortly to include the ribbon cutting with various vendors in attendance.
This is a 'soft opening', so please like, share, ...read more
May 3rd, 2021
The Dispensary is happy to announce we are reopening the interior of the facility to all medical patients starting Monday May 3, 2021!!
All patients and prospective patients will be able to enter the lobby and purchase medical cannabis products from inside the facility. We are also resuming Patient Consultations for ...read more
March 7th, 2020
Attention all patients and caregivers:
There appear to be rumors circulating regarding the status of The Dispensary’s ongoing operation. Please rest assured, The Dispensary is not closing, nor has any intention of closing. We will continue to faithfully serve the medical patients of the area as we have since July of ...read more
August 22nd, 2019
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Updates
As of August 12, 2019, the Governor has officially signed the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program into permanent status. With that, the “pilot” designation has now been removed and several changes are to the overall program are being implemented over time. Some of ...read more
January 8th, 2019
Prospective patients, please visit our Patient’s page for the most up to date information on how to sign up for the Medical Cannabis Pilot Program (MCPP) and the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program (OAPP) to access medical cannabis.
On August 28th, 2018, Governor Bruce Rauner signed Senate Bill 336, the Alternatives to Opioids ...read more
September 3rd, 2018
Governor Rauner Signs Senate Bill 336
New Changes for Medical Cannabis Patients in Illinois
On August 28, 2018, Governor Bruce Rauner signed Senate Bill 336, the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018, which amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, into law. There are several components to the provisions of Senate Bill ...read more
April 3rd, 2018
Two studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found states with medical cannabis laws greatly reduce reliance on prescription opiates. In both studies, after enacting medical cannabis laws, states saw opiate prescriptions from Medicare Part D recipients drop by 2.21 million daily doses and 3.74 million daily ...read more
March 4th, 2018
On January 16th, 2018, an Illinois Judge ordered the Department of Public Health to add intractable pain to the list of qualifying conditions under the Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. The spokesperson for the Department announced that they plan to appeal that ruling. Find more about the Illinois ruling here.
As more ...read more