Smokable medical marijuana backed by Louisiana lawmakers; here’s when it could be distributed June 3, 2021 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments Though a bridge too far a few years ago for Louisiana lawmakers, the Legislature Wednesday gave final clearance to allow patients to smoke marijuana for medicinal reasons. House Bill 391 approved minor wording changes added to the state Senate on… Read More→
Marijuana Legalization in Louisiana ‘Going to Happen,’ Governor Says May 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, expressed his belief that marijuana will soon be legalized in his state, while asserting that he still has concerns about allowing people to consume the plant. The Louisiana state legislature was considering a… Read More→
Bill to decriminalize small-time marijuana possession OK’d by Louisiana House; next up: Senate May 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments The Louisiana House has approved a bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, taking away the possibility of jail time and reducing the maximum penalty to a $100 fine for possession offenses. The move, on a 67-to-25 vote… Read More→
Louisiana House overwhelmingly backs bill to allow smokable medical marijuana May 4, 2021 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments The Louisiana House has backed proposals to legalize and tax the raw, smokable form of medical marijuana, a key expansion of the state’s medical program as lawmakers debate looser rules for the drug. The House voted 73-26 Monday to approve… Read More→
Marijuana legalization in Louisiana gets boost from public support: ‘The tide is changing’ May 3, 2021 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments Republican state Rep. Scott McKnight, a conservative 40-year-old Baton Rouge businessman, was torn over the proposal in the Louisiana Legislature to legalize marijuana for recreational use. A former reserve deputy in East Baton Rouge Parish, he knew law enforcement has… Read More→
Smokable medical marijuana proposal breezing through Louisiana House; here’s what to know April 23, 2021 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments A proposal to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to sell the smokable form of the drug to patients is gaining favor in the Louisiana House, putting momentum behind the effort to loosen the state’s tight regulations on the program. The legislation,… Read More→
Louisiana-based Waitr getting into the marijuana delivery business; here’s how it’ll work March 5, 2021 AggregatedNews On the Move 0 Comments Lafayette-based food delivery company Waitr said it is teaming up with Flow Payments to create a specialized platform for the sale and delivery of legal marijuana. The company said the partnership will use Waitr’s proprietary delivery technology along with Flow’s payment processing… Read More→
Louisiana’s medical marijuana market is about to grow with ‘tens of thousands’ of plants July 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments Nearly a year after medical marijuana went from seed to shelves at nine pharmacies in Louisiana, there is a second player in a market that's about to get a larger pool of patients suffering from a wide-open range of medical… Read More→
High cost of medical marijuana limits access for Louisiana patients November 4, 2019 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments When medical marijuana became available for sale on Aug. 6 in Louisiana, Jessica Potts, 36, was eager to sign up for the program. When she was 21 she was diagnosed with a degenerative condition called multiple sclerosis, where the immune system attacks… Read More→
Louisiana launching medical marijuana after years of waiting August 6, 2019 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments Louisiana is becoming the first Deep South state to dispense medical marijuana on Tuesday, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access to therapeutic cannabis. Nine pharmacies are licensed to dispense medical marijuana across Louisiana and most are… Read More→
First batch of Louisiana’s medical marijuana cleared for release Tuesday to pharmacies by regulators August 2, 2019 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments State agriculture regulators have cleared Louisiana's first batch of medical marijuana for release to pharmacies, ending months of delays getting the product cleared for patients. John Davis, the head GB Sciences Louisiana, said medical marijuana will be released to pharmacies… Read More→
Louisiana House votes to let medical marijuana patients ‘inhale cannabis,’ but not smoke it June 6, 2019 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments The Louisiana House today voted 82-0 to allow medical marijuana patients to inhale cannabis, sending the bill to the governor’s desk for final approval. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, does not allow smoking, but patients can… Read More→
Many in Louisiana ‘still patiently waiting for medical marijuana product’ May 29, 2019 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments The leash strained as T’Challa, a 1-year-old pit bull puppy, ran down a wooden wheelchair ramp pulling his owner, Edwick Green, close behind. Green, who is paraplegic, winced with every tug of the leash. He took several deep breaths once… Read More→
LSU and its medical marijuana partner approved to start full production March 23, 2019 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments GB Sciences Louisiana, the company hired to grow medical marijuana for the LSU AgCenter, passed its background checks and now has approval to move into its main facility and start full production effective immediately, state regulators said Friday (March 22). The… Read More→
Medical Marijuana To Expand In Louisiana June 3, 2018 AggregatedNews Louisiana 0 Comments Two bills expanding medical marijuana in Louisiana will become law after Gov. John Bel Edwards signs the last one this weekend. House Bill 579 by Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, adds Parkinson's, glaucoma, severe muscle spasms, chronic pain and post traumatic… Read More→