Illinois medical marijuana ban on drug felons raises discrimination concerns

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Some patients don’t just fall through the cracks; the law forces them through.

Nearly 15 years ago, Ted Park was walking down Valencia Drive in Northbrook, Illinois, when a vehicle plowed into him and sped off, leaving him seriously injured.

The hit-and-run collision would permanently change the trajectory of his young life.

“I was in a wheelchair for a whole year, reconstructive surgeries in both knees, orbital fracture of my right eye and a titanium plate in my right eye as…