A New Crop: When state and federal law collide, questions arise Posted on October 20, 2014 by Chicago 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: When states legalize medical marijuana, as Illinois and Colorado have done, the fact remains that the substance is illegal federally. The Chicago Sun-Times spoke with a politician, a law enforcement officer and a law expert about this tension. 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: