The Medical Marijuana Commission heard testimony on Thursday, November 18th, from patients, physicians, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, Mike Strain, and Tabitha Irvin, Director of the Medical Marijuana Program under the Louisiana Department of Forestry. The Commission heard testimony from these groups in hopes and others of learning more about their experience with the […]

OPIOID FACTS: 2019 – 70,630 deaths from drug overdose in the United States (70% from opioids) 2020 – 90,000 deaths from drug overdose in the United States (75% from opioids) 1999 to 2019 – nearly 247,000 deaths in the United States from prescription opioid overdose MARIJUANA FACTS: All Time – 0 Deaths from overdose While […]