{"id":48412,"date":"2021-06-22T11:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/06\/22\/louisiana-governor-signs-bill-to-legalize-smokable-medical-marijuana\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T13:45:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T21:45:20","slug":"louisiana-governor-signs-bill-to-legalize-smokable-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/06\/22\/louisiana-governor-signs-bill-to-legalize-smokable-medical-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Governor Signs Bill To Legalize Smokable Medical Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The governor of Louisiana on Tuesday signed a bill to let patients in the state\u2019s medical cannabis program legally smoke whole-plant marijuana flower.<\/p>\n

The legislation marks a notable expansion of the state\u2019s limited medical marijuana program. As it stands, patients are able to vaporize cannabis preparations via a \u201cmetered-dose inhaler,\u201d but they cannot access whole-plant flower and smoking is not allowed.<\/p>\n

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HB 391 by Rep. Magee\"➡\"Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana in raw or crude form.<\/p>\n

SB 247 and 142\"➡\"Sets up the regulation and framework for sports betting in Louisiana.#lagov<\/a> #lalege<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) June 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is the second piece of marijuana reform legislation that Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has signed this month. Last week, he gave the green light to a measure that decriminalizes possession of up to 14 grams of cannabis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But while the governor has made clear his willingness to approve more modest reforms, he predicted he would not be the one to sign adult-use legalization into law before he leaves office in early 2024\u2014even though he does expect the policy change to happen in his state<\/a> at some point.<\/p>\n

An effort in the legislature to pass a bill to legalize recreational cannabis stalled in the House this session<\/a>\u00a0after the chamber failed to pass a complementary measure on taxing adult-use marijuana. Edwards also said last month that he believes the reform \u201cis going to happen in Louisiana eventually<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s on the march, and that certainly might happen here in Louisiana,\u201d he said last week. However \u201cI would be surprised if there\u2019s a consensus in the legislature to do that while I\u2019m governor.\u201d (Edwards is term-limited and cannot run again in 2023\u2019s upcoming gubernatorial election.)<\/p>\n

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In April, the governor also said that he had \u201cgreat interest\u201d in the legalization proposal<\/a>, and he pledged to take a serious look at its various provisions.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Louisiana legislature significantly expanded the state\u2019s medical marijuana program by passing a bill that allows physicians to recommend cannabis to patients for any debilitating condition that they deem fit instead of from the limited list of maladies that\u2019s used under current law.<\/p>\n

Edwards\u00a0signed the measure in June 2020<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0it took effect weeks later<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The developments on various cannabis-related legislation come after recent polling showed that constituents in some of the most firmly Republican districts in the state\u00a0support legalizing marijuana.<\/a><\/p>\n

Two other recent polls\u2014including one personally commissioned by a top Republican lawmaker\u2014have found that\u00a0a majority of voters are in favor of legalizing cannabis<\/a>\u00a0for adult use.<\/p>\n

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Connecticut Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Into Law<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Photo courtesy of WeedPornDaily<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The post Louisiana Governor Signs Bill To Legalize Smokable Medical Marijuana<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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