Louisiana Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News

Week in Review: Vape crisis continues, federal cannabis bill moves, Utah licenses & more

Published September 20, 2019 | By Marijuana Business Daily staff

State regulators from across the country react to the vaping crisis, a federal marijuana banking bill sees movement, Utah ups its medical cannabis licensing opportunities – and more of the week’s top marijuana business news. States’ responses to vaping crisis State regulators nationwide have begun responding in earnest to the vaping illness epidemic, which now stands […]

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Cannabis industry insiders brace for potential fallout as health officials report new vaping deaths, issue warnings

Published September 7, 2019 | By John Schroyer

U.S. health officials were once again cautioning the public to refrain from using vaping products as related respiratory illnesses and even deaths continued to be disclosed last week. As of Friday, officials linked at least five fatalities to e-cigarettes and electronic marijuana vaping devices. The outbreak has some in the cannabis industry expecting at least a […]

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Louisiana medical cannabis supplies adequate, state says

Published August 19, 2019

Louisiana medical marijuana dispensaries aren’t reporting any supply shortages or other problems two weeks after patients began receiving products. That was the consensus Monday from state regulatory officials at a meeting to update MMJ supporters about the progress of Louisiana’s program. John Davis, an executive with GB Sciences Louisiana, one of two state-sanctioned MMJ growers, told […]

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Louisiana dispensaries expecting medical marijuana next week; sales start unclear

Published August 2, 2019

Medical marijuana is expected to start reaching select dispensaries in Louisiana on Tuesday, after the state agriculture department completed final testing and cleared the products for release. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain announced that GB Sciences, one of two state-sanctioned growers, can begin shipping the product to Louisiana’s nine licensed dispensaries. John Davis, GB Sciences Louisiana […]

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Second medical marijuana crop planted in Louisiana

Published July 26, 2019

Southern University’s medical cannabis grower planted its first marijuana seeds, marking the second MMJ crop planted in the state. The two crops represent an important step in allowing the fledgling MMJ industry to take root in the state. Officials of the Baton Rouge university said seeds were planted this week by Ilera Holistic Healthcare. The […]

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Louisiana grower says medical cannabis rollout a ‘few weeks’ away

Published July 19, 2019

A Louisiana cultivator could soon start selling the state’s first medical marijuana products to retailers. “We’re in the process of bottling the final formulations and we’re waiting to put the labels on the bottles that will describe the contents,” John Davis, a vice president of grower GB Sciences, told Baton Rouge TV station WAFB. “That’s […]

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Louisiana lawmakers approve bill allowing sale of medical marijuana inhalers

Published June 6, 2019

Louisiana’s medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed to sell cannabis inhalers to patients under a bill headed to the governor’s desk. The added delivery method for patients should be a boost to retailers’ bottom line. Final passage came in an 82-0 House vote for the measure, which will let medical marijuana patients use an inhaler, […]

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Louisiana Senate reverses course, supports medical marijuana inhalers

Published June 4, 2019

Louisiana senators revived a proposal to allow medical cannabis patients to use inhalers, only two days after rejecting the idea. The measure, if enacted into law, could spark additional MMJ sales in Louisiana. The state Senate on Monday passed a reworked bill with a 31-7 vote, sending it back to the House, which had overwhelmingly […]

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Louisiana Senate votes against medical marijuana inhaler provision

Published June 3, 2019

Louisiana lawmakers rejected a provision that would let medical cannabis patients use inhalers, which could have provided some additional sales opportunities for MMJ businesses in the state. The Louisiana House had overwhelmingly agreed to the proposal, but the state Senate shot it down by a 21-14 vote. The measure was intended to allow vaping through an […]

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Louisiana House advances medical cannabis inhaler bill

Published May 15, 2019

Louisiana’s medical marijuana patients could administer cannabis via inhaler if senators agree to a proposal that won overwhelming support from lawmakers in the state House, a development that could provide more sales opportunities for MMJ businesses. Rep. Ted James, a Baton Rouge Democrat who is sponsoring the bill, said it shouldn’t be seen as an […]

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