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LSU and its medical marijuana partner approved to start full production

GB Sciences Louisiana, the company hired to grow medical marijuana for the LSU AgCenter, passed its background checks and now has approval to move into its main facility and start full production effective immediately, state regulators said Friday (March 22). The…

Medical Marijuana To Expand In Louisiana

Two bills expanding medical marijuana in Louisiana will become law after Gov. John Bel Edwards signs the last one this weekend. House Bill 579 by Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, adds Parkinson's, glaucoma, severe muscle spasms, chronic pain and post traumatic…

LSU AgCenter Finalizes Contract to Begin Medical Marijuana Operations

September 18, 2017
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The LSU AgCenter has finalized its agreement with GB Sciences Louisiana LLC to operate the center's medical marijuana business. GB Sciences Louisiana is a subsidiary of GB Sciences, a Las Vegas cannabis company focused on biopharmaceutical development. The parent company…

LSU Board of Supervisors Gives OK to Build Medical Marijuana Production Facility

The LSU Board of Supervisors June 24 authorized the university's AgCenter to move forward with plans to build a medical marijuana production facility, a major decision that answers a fundamental question about Louisiana's new medical marijuana law. A spokesman at…

Full Legalization in Louisiana Could Drive as Much as $128 Million in Tax Revenue

Louisiana could earn as much as $128 million in annual revenue if it were to legalize and tax marijuana, according to a Washington, D.C., think tank's new report. The Tax Foundation, a nonprofit research organization most often described as conservative…

Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a landmark medical marijuana bill into law that is expected to make medical marijuana available to patients for the first time in Louisiana history. Edwards signed the bill Thursday during a ceremony on the fourth…

Louisiana House Passes Sweeping Medical Marijuana Legislation

The Louisiana House of Representatives on Wednesday passed medical marijuana legislation designed to allow patients access to the drug nearly 40 years after the state first legalized the drug in the late 1970s. The bill passed by a much wider…

New Orleans the Latest City to Reduce Penalties For Marijuana

New Orleans police will have even more leeway to issue citations for simple marijuana possession after the City Council voted 7-0 Thursday (March 17) to enact new standards aimed at reducing the number of arrests for low-level drug crime. Local…

Will Louisiana Be the First Southern State to Legalize Marijuana?

Notorious for its strict marijuana laws, Louisiana is looking at legalized weed as a way to get out of debt. What will happen to its prisoners? One of the harshest states on pot offenders is reportedly exploring the idea…

Louisiana Gov. Jindal Signs Bills Reforming Marijuana Penalties, Medical Access

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday signed two bills that in one year represent more progress on reforming marijuana laws than the state has made in the 24 years since legalizing medical marijuana in 1991. In the case of one of the…

Louisiana on the Verge of Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Both chambers of the Louisiana Legislaturehave now approved medical marijuana legislation that seeks to give certain patients who need it access to the drug. The House of Representatives OK'd the measure Thursday (June 4), by a vote of 70-29. If…

Louisiana Governor Says He’ll Sign Medical Marijuana, Pot Penalties Bills

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday he plans to sign legislation that would change the state's medical marijuana laws and soften penalties for marijuana offenders. There are three bills moving through the state legislature affecting Louisiana's marijuana laws. Two of…

Medical Marijuana Bill Clears Another Hurdle, Close to Passage in Louisiana

One last legislative hurdle and a signature from Gov. Bobby Jindal are all that stands between Louisiana patients seeking medical marijuana and a legal path to get the drug. A House committee approved legislation Wednesday (May 27) -- without objection from…

Bill to Reduce Marijuana Penalties Passed by Louisiana Senate

A proposal to soften Louisiana's harsh marijuana laws by reducing penalties for possession continues to gain steam in the Louisiana Legislature. The Senate voted 27-12 Monday (May 25) to advance legislation that would create a new penalty system for marijuana possession dealing with amounts less than 2.5…

Surprise: Louisiana Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Legislation

The Louisiana Legislature moved closer Monday to authorizing pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana to patients in Louisiana. The Senate rubber-stamped the legislation, which spells out how the state's medical marijuana industry would work, by a vote of 22-13. If the bill is…