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    Louisiana's crackdown on legal THC products ran into lawsuits but judge has blocked enforcement
    Marijuana Politics

    Louisiana's crackdown on legal THC products ran into lawsuits but judge has blocked enforcement

    Posted March 17, 2023

    Gummies and other products made from hemp were legalized and have become very popular. An attempt by Louisiana regulators to crack down on consumable hemp products – billed as legal THC by some of the thousands of retailers licensed to sell them – has run into swift pushback from the hemp industry

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    Louisiana could ban hundreds of previously approved hemp products
    Marijuana Business News

    Louisiana could ban hundreds of previously approved hemp products

    Posted March 3, 2023

    Hundreds of hemp products approved by the Louisiana Department of Health could become illegal under an emergency rule discussed by the House Health and Welfare Committee this week. The situation has caused chaos in the state's growing hemp industry, with entrepreneurs testifying the change could

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    Child accused of passing out Marijuana Candy in School
    Medical Cannabis News

    Child accused of passing out Marijuana Candy in School

    Posted February 24, 2023

    Parents of students at a local school are furious over a situation involving drugs brought by a student. KTAL Reports are stating that a female student brought the marijuana edibles from home and passed them out to some students. Reports also state that the mother of a 13 year-old student at Green

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    Louisiana considers decriminalizing Marijuana possession and distribution
    Recreational Marijuana News

    Louisiana considers decriminalizing Marijuana possession and distribution

    Posted February 23, 2023

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana is considering a new bill, H.B. 24, decriminalizing marijuana possession and distribution. The bill proposes to remove criminal penalties associated with the possession, distribution, or dispensing of marijuana. However, the bill would only come into effect if the legislature

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    Marijuana Politics

    Louisiana May Have Authorized THC Goods by Accident, The Government Has Decided to Crack Down!

    Posted February 13, 2023

    John Williams, the leading beer lobbyist in Louisiana, emailed all of the state’s lawmakers in November with the ominous subject line “Recreational THC is now legal in Louisiana.” Photos of gas stations and smoke shops promoting items containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient present in marijuana

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    Marijuana panel rolls out recommendations to protect workers
    Marijuana Politics

    Marijuana panel rolls out recommendations to protect workers

    Posted January 5, 2023

    A panel that has spent months debating policy ideas to protect workers who use medical marijuana concluded the bulk of its work Thursday, approving more than a dozen recommendations to the Louisiana Legislature. Thursday marked the last meeting of the Employment and Medical Marijuana Task Force, a

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    Should doctors be able to recommend marijuana remotely? Board vote exposes rift with lawmakers
    Cannabis Technology News

    Should doctors be able to recommend Marijuana remotely? Board vote exposes rift with lawmakers

    Posted November 25, 2022

    Medical board doesn't want new patients to access drug through telemedicine. One of the drivers of the explosive growth in Louisiana’s medical marijuana industry has been online platforms where patients can get a prescription for the drug remotely through a telemedicine visit with a doctor. But

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    Marijuana Politics

    Marijuana pardons passed last year should soon be reflected on criminal records, officials say

    Posted October 25, 2022

    After over a year of frustrations and finger-pointing, pardons for around ten thousand people who were convicted of simple possession of marijuana in New Orleans since 2010 — which were granted by the City Council in August of 2021 — may soon actually be reflected on peoples’ criminal records

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    Marijuana Politics

    Louisiana lawmakers divided over legalizing marijuana

    Posted October 11, 2022

    MONROE - Louisiana lawmakers are reacting to calls to legalize marijuana. It comes after President Joe Biden pardoned thousands convicted of federal possession charges and is reviewing how the drug is classified. “I have been pretty firm in my opposition to any recreational marijuana, and that hasn

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    Marijuana Politics

    Police Recruits in this city will no longer be disqualified for past Weed use

    Posted September 20, 2022

    New Orleans Police Department says that police recruits who have used marijuana within the past year are not automatically disqualified from becoming cops. This week, the New Orleans Police Department made a change in their policy as a way of attracting new police officers. While historically, NOPD

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    Medical Cannabis News

    Louisiana Senate approves bill allowing public employees to use medical pot

    Posted June 3, 2022

    A bill that would ban discrimination against state employees who use medical cannabis was approved by the Louisiana Senate on Wednesday, sending the legislation to the governor’s desk for his approval. The Louisiana state Senate voted 26-8 on Wednesday to approve a bill that would protect public

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    Marijuana Politics

    Proposal would shield Louisiana’s state employees who use medical marijuana

    Posted May 20, 2022

    The House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that would protect Louisiana’s state employees who are legally treated with medical marijuana. House Bill 988, sponsored by Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, protects state employees from negative

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