One last legislative hurdle and a signature from Gov. Bobby Jindal are all that stands between Louisiana patients seeking medical marijuana and a legal path to get the drug.
A House committee approved legislation Wednesday (May 27) — without objection from any member — that would give state boards authority to create and regulate a system for growing, prescribing and dispensing medical marijuana for patients who need it. All that remains for full passage by the Legislature is a vote by the full House of Representatives and a sign-off from the Senate on some new amendments. It then moves to Jindal’s desk for a signature.
If the bill (SB 143) is adopted into law, those with a prescription could obtain the drug in non-smokable form at one of 10 dispensaries across the state. It authorizes one growing site, the location of which is to be determined. It also restricts the use of medical marijuana to patients suffering from glaucoma, spastic quadriplegia and for those undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer. The bill contains a provision, however, that requests the state medical board submit recommendations 60 days before the next legislative session as to other qualifying conditions or diseases that should be added to the list. [Read more at the New Orleans Times-Picyune]
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