Louisiana marijuana laws in the midst of evolution: Here’s what changed starting Aug. 1
LouisianaMarijuana Industry News August 4, 2022 0
Louisiana is in the midst of a marijuana evolution that began accelerating with the first dispensing of legal medical cannabis to patients in 2019. It has continued with expansions to the medical program and new reforms to the state’s criminal laws. The Legislature was particularly active with marijuana bills during its 2022... Read more
Marijuana, hemp laws have changed in Louisiana. Here’s what that means for patients, consumers
LouisianaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana July 11, 2022 0
Medical marijuana has been legal in Louisiana since 2019, but the laws have been tweaked and expanded since then, including this summer following the Legislative Session, while hemp laws were also adjusted. Louisiana’s medical marijuana law has allowed doctors to recommend — the equivalent of prescribing — the medicine for patients with any... Read more
Louisiana lawmakers approve bill favoring existing medical marijuana pharmacy owners in expansion
LouisianaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana June 7, 2022 0
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a bill that will expand the number of medical marijuana pharmacies, but give current pharmacy owners the near-exclusive ability to open the new locations. House Bill 697, by Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee, R-Houma, was aimed at addressing problems with the state’s fast-growing medical marijuana... Read more
Bills to further soften Louisiana’s stance on marijuana advance to full Senate
LouisianaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana May 25, 2022 0
State lawmakers advanced four bills Tuesday that are aimed at curbing penalties for marijuana possession, the latest effort to soften Louisiana’s historically harsh stance on the drug. The proposals, referred Tuesday to the full Senate by the Senate’s Judiciary C committee, are aimed at those who use marijuana at... Read more
Louisiana bill could protect state employees who use medical marijuana
LouisianaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana May 24, 2022 0
Louisiana state employees who use medical marijuana could soon gain new employment protections under a bill that recently cleared the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. Committee members voted unanimously on Thursday to approve House Bill 988, sponsored by Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, to protect state employees who... Read more
How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so far this year
ArkansasLouisianaMarijuana Industry NewsMississippiNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTennessee May 3, 2022 0
As a region, the South has been comparably slow to embrace marijuana reform until recently. In the last year, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers legalized the use of marijuana for qualified medical conditions. Louisiana has taken several steps to expand its medical marijuana program, including authorizing the use of cannabis... Read more
Louisiana’s medical marijuana industry is exclusive. Will lawmakers open the market up?
LouisianaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana April 4, 2022 0
As medical marijuana has rocketed from a niche product to a multi-million dollar market in Louisiana, a growing number of lawmakers and advocates are questioning the strict limits put on licenses for growing and selling the drug. The most robust effort to change the insular structure will soon play... Read more
