Legal Related Louisiana Makes History with New Marijuana Law by Sophia Vida August 02, 2021 The state of Louisiana made history this past weekend when Act 247 (House Bill 652) went into effect. On August 1st the state's new law to decriminalize marijuana went into affect. Louisiana Progress and State Rep. Cedric Glov...
Legal Related Louisiana Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill by Sophia Vida June 15, 2021 The 56th Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, has signed a bill decriminalizing marijuana, but says it's not decriminalization. Edwards, a Democrat, has signed into law a bill that takes away the possibility of jail time fo...
Legal Related Louisiana’s Senate Approves Smokable Medical Cannabis Bill by Sophia Vida May 28, 2021 This week the Louisiana Senate approved a bill to give patients in the state’s medical marijuana program the ability to legally smoke cannabis flower. Currently medical marijuana patients are able to vaporize cannabis prepara...
Legal Related Louisiana House Gives Red Light to Bill to Tax Adult-Use Cannabis by Sophia Vida May 21, 2021 Louisiana's House has rejected a measure that would tax adult-use marijuana sales if and when the state passes the reform. The Louisiana House narrowly defeated a measure on Tuesday that would tax adult-use cannabis sales which...
Legal Related Survey Finds that Louisiana Republican Voters Support Cannabis Legislation by Sophia Vida May 17, 2021 According to a survey of voters in several Republican-held Louisiana House districts, they too support marijuana legislation. The survey shows that Louisianans who had voted for former President Trump in 2020, are not opposed t...
Trends & Articles Louisiana’s Second Medical Marijuana Grower Starts Making Products by Sophia Vida July 08, 2020 Two colleges in Louisiana are the only entities that are authorized to produce medical marijuana for patients. Only the agricultural centers at Southern and Louisiana State University are authorized to grow medical marijuana in...
Legal Related Promising Marijuana Bill in Louisiana Builds Momentum by Sophia Vida May 21, 2020 A bill that would allow any condition to be treated with medical marijuana is gaining momentum in Louisiana's Legislature. The bill would also allow any doctor in good standing to recommend the drug where a recommendation acts as ...
Trends & Articles The First Ever Recorded Death from Marijuana Overdose Just Happened by Sophia Vida June 12, 2019 Louisiana has declared the first reported death from a THC overdose in the U.S. According to www.wpxi.com, Dr. Christy Montegut, the Coroner of parish St. John The Baptist, has found that a woman died from a THC overdose, the act...
Trends & Articles GB Sciences Has Been Approved to Grow Medical Marijuana at a LSU Facility by Sophia Vida March 23, 2019 It was reported this week that the Louisiana State Police has finalized its background check of GB Sciences and will allow the company to move forward with its plans to grow medical marijuana at an LSU facility. The approval fr...
Trends & Articles Regulators in Louisiana Consider Boosting Medical Marijuana Patient Limits for Doctors by Sophia Vida August 23, 2018 According to a state official in Louisiana, the state may up the cap on the number of medical marijuana patients doctors are able to serve. The move would be in effort to avoid potential bottlenecks in the state's medical marij...