LSU extends deadline for medical marijuana grower applications
Cannabis businesses that are interested in cultivating medical marijuana for patients in Louisiana have been given an application deadline extension.
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Two Louisiana Universities Looking For Medical Marijuana Growers
Two Louisiana colleges, LSU and Southern University, have been approved as the state’s medical marijuana producers and are currently in search of growers…
Louisiana Becomes the 25th Medical Marijuana State
On Thursday Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 271, a bill that makes Louisiana the first state in the south to create a comprehensive medical marijuana program. The new law replaces language in the current medical marijuana law that said physicians had to “prescribe” medical marijuana …
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Bill Approved by House, Returns to Senate for Concurrence
The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday (62-31) that would make the state the 25th in the nation — and the first in the South — to adopt a workable medical marijuana law. The measure has already been approved by the Senate, but will return for a concurrence vote before being sent to Gov. John Bel Edwards, who has indicated he would sign it.
Louisiana Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Medical Marijuana Bill TOMORROW (Wed.) at 9 a.m. CT
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday morning on a bill that would establish a workable medical marijuana program that allows patients with serious illnesses to access medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. Several local patients …
Medical Marijuana Bill Filed in Lousiana
Louisiana State Representative Dalton Honore’ (D- East Baton Rouge) this week pre-filed a bill that would allow the use and distribution of marijuana for specific therapeutic purposes. Allowed treatments under the bill would include seizure disorders, glaucoma, cancer and the side effects from cancer treatment. Under the proposed law, …
Louisiana Troopers Intercept 200 Pounds of Weed Headed for Atlanta
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WDSU) — A traffic stop on Interstate 12 near Hammond netted approximately 200 pounds of marijuana earlier this week. The Louisiana State Police said troopers arrested Texas resident Matthew Llanas Monday morning near on I-12 near mile marker 40. According to the LSP, troopers stopped the …
Two states in the Deep South consider legislation to ‘soften’ marijuana laws
The Raw Story reports that Republican governors in Texas and Louisiana have issued statements softening their stance on marijuana use and punishment. On Thursday, Texas Governor Rick Perry told an international panel on drug legalization at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that “I have begun to …