Interesting early data from Illinois about its developing medical marijuana regime

As reported in this AP piece, the “Illinois Department of Public Health released the updated numbers[showing that] department has issued about 2,300 approval letters to qualifying marijuana patients since September.” Here are more related notable numbers:

The health department says about 20,800 people have logged onto the program’s patient application website. Of those, about 3,000 have submitted an application.

The tally falls short of the number program officials hoped would enroll in the first year. In July, former program coordinator Bob Morgan said “thousands, hopefully tens of thousands” were expected to enroll.

An advisory board recommended 11 more health conditions for the program this week. The new conditions include osteoarthritis, migraine and post-traumatic stress disorder.