Surprise: Louisiana Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Legislation May 5, 2015 John Hollon Louisiana, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Louisiana Legislature moved closer Monday to authorizing pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana to patients in Louisiana. The Senate rubber-stamped the legislation, which spells out how the state's medical marijuana industry would work, by a vote of 22-13. If the bill is… Read More→
Louisiana’s Marijuana Legislation Struggles to Get on 2016 Ballot April 28, 2015 John Hollon Louisiana, Policy & Legal 0 Comments About a week before the Louisiana Legislature convened, state Rep. Dalton Honore trekked to Denver for field research related to legislation he's pushing in Louisiana. The journey brought him just a few blocks from the Colorado State Capitol, to a… Read More→
LSU Survey Finds Louisiana Residents More Tolerant Towards Marijuana April 7, 2015 John Hollon Louisiana, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Louisiana residents, for the most part, have a much more relaxed and tolerant approach toward marijuana than current state laws reflect, according to findings from a statewide survey conducted by LSU this winter. LSU conducted its poll of 980 state residents between… Read More→
Louisiana Legislator: Get It Before the People and Legalization Will Come March 24, 2015 John Hollon Louisiana, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A Louisiana legislator has proposed putting marijuana legalization to a statewide vote during the presidential election in 2016. Rep. Dalton Honore, D-Baton Rouge, has filed legislation to put possession, distribution and dispensing of marijuana and its derivatives on the Louisiana ballot Nov.… Read More→
How Far Will Louisiana go When it Comes to Marijuana? February 17, 2015 AggregatedNews Louisiana, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Should marijuana be sold legally in Louisiana? At least two legislators are going to push bills to allow medical marijuana in Louisiana, but no proposals to legalize other types of marijuana use have been introduced so far. Legislation to simply lessen the… Read More→