Louisiana lawmakers kill adult-use marijuana legalization efforts
Lawmakers in Louisiana’s Republican-led House quashed an effort to legalize marijuana possession for those 21 and older and establish an adult-use retail market.
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Business News
Lawmakers in Louisiana’s Republican-led House quashed an effort to legalize marijuana possession for those 21 and older and establish an adult-use retail market.
The Louisiana health department has been allowing 200-plus intoxicating hemp products that violate state law to be marketed and sold, according to a recent audit.
The Republican speaker of Louisiana’s House of Representatives is displeased with the state health department because hemp-derived products containing significant amounts of delta-9 THC made it to market.
Good Day Farm, the largest medical marijuana producer in Louisiana, is doubling production capacity this year amid strong patient demand and new regulations expanding access.
The number of dispensaries in Louisiana licensed to dispense medical cannabis will soon expand from the current nine.
Louisiana’s governor signed several bills over the past week that will bolster the state’s medical marijuana industry by allowing more dispensaries and enabling out-of-state residents to buy MMJ.
Louisiana legislators passed a bill that allows for the expansion of the number of medical marijuana dispensaries, or so-called pharmacies, from nine to 30 over time, with the option to do so resting with the existing MMJ operators.