Louisiana is becoming the first Deep South state to dispense medical marijuana on Tuesday, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access to therapeutic cannabis. Nine pharmacies are ...

It’s taken four years, but starting next week, the first batch of medical marijuana will arrive in Louisiana dispensaries. On Thursday, the state’s agriculture and forestry commissioner Mike Strain ...

Louisiana may soon be the first state in the South to go green. Medical marijuana — which technically was legal in Louisiana for years without any legal framework — now has the infrastructure for ...

Now approaching the fourth year since Louisiana lawmakers passed medical cannabis legislation, patients have been stuck in a frustrating and painstaking wait as treatment remains unavailable. Contents ...

After nearly a year of legal wrangling over whether St. John the Baptist Parish will allow its first medical marijuana dispensary, a district court has ordered parish officials to make a final zoning ...

At the federal level, Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning that marijuana is believed to have no medical use and a high potential for abuse, says U ...

Louisiana’s top banking regulator and 12 others are asking Congress to clear the way for banks to do business with the marijuana industry, which for years has struggled to find financial institutions ...

Where is marijuana legal in the US? A state-by-state guide Recreational marijuana is currently legal in 24 states and Washington, D.C. Another 17 states have legalized the use of marijuana solely for ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Americans deserve access to the best medical treatments and research infrastructure in the world. In 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed a review of ...