Legislation aimed at expanding Louisiana’s medical marijuana program cleared another hurdle Wednesday, as the bill was passed by the state Senate. Bobby Jindal signed a bill legalizing medical cannabis into law. The law allows the treatment for patients with a wide range of diseases and conditions, including cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, Parkinson’s disease, and post-traumatic stress disorder. But the law was beset by regulatory disagreements, leaving patients without access to cannabis. The bill, brought by Republican state House Rep.
Legislation aimed at expanding Louisiana’s medical marijuana program cleared another hurdle Wednesday, as the bill was passed by the state Senate.
The bill, HB819, would broaden the potential pool of eligible medical cannabis patients by permitting a physician to prescribe such a treatment to someone suffering from what the doctor “considers debilitating,” essentially clearing the way for virtually any condition to be treated with marijuana.
Crucially, as the Monroe News-Star reported, the proposal would...
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