In The News: In June 2018, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a bill that added more qualifying conditions to Louisiana’s medical marijuana program, which does not allow smokeable marijuana to be consumed. The original medical marijuana bill was passed in 2015, but licensed marijuana pharmacies did not begin opening until the summer of 2019. Nine marijuana pharmacies are now open across the state.

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