A medical marijuana clinic in the state of Illinois opened on Wednesday, making it the first one opened in the state.

Local television station WLS-TV reports that the clinic, called "Good Intentions," is located in Chicago's Wicker Park and is managed by a medical practice.

Last week, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill making medicinal marijuana legal in the state. However, that law does not go into effect until January 1st of 2014.

The bill makes it legal for doctors to prescribe up to 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana every 14 days to people who suffer from specific eligible illnesses. However, the patients are required to have an existing relationship with the doctor who prescribes it to them.

When Governor Quinn signed the medical marijuana bill into law, Illinois became the 20th state in the United States to allow the legal sale of medicinal marijuana.

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