(The Center Square) â Louisiana lawmakers are considering expansion of the stateâs medical marijuana program and may even be poised to take the once-nearly-unthinkable step of legalizing it for all adults.
Medical cannabis technically has been legal in Louisiana since 1978, though the Louisiana Legislature didnât take concrete steps to make it available until 2016. While the program took about three years to
Though legal access to therapeutic cannabis products initially was limited to patients with specific ailments, lawmakers
voted overwhelmingly last year to give doctors the ability to recommend access for any patient they think will benefit. Doctors canât officially prescribe marijuana because it remains illegal under federal law; the recommendation is a legal workaround.