The Healing Clinics has been a champion for medical marijuana in Louisiana since before it was even made legal. Kathryn Thomas, the owner, spent endless hours networking and meeting those who could further the cause. It became her full-time job while waiting for members of the Louisiana Legislature to pass what are now the laws for marijuana in our state.

Once the legislation was passed, Kathryn contacted everyone from the Governor to the Mayors of the cities in the nine districts and made a point to meet them in person if possible, often on multiple occasions. “It was an exciting time,” Thomas said, “And I knew it was leading to medicine that would help so many. The patients came to us with such compelling stories about their health.”

After years of working to help build a stronger medical marijuana program in Louisiana and watching the number of others devoted to the cause growing, Thomas realized something. “We have not just been building clinics, or even building a business. We’ve been building cannabis culture in Louisiana,” she explained. “When I took a breath and looked around at what we had already accomplished, I realized we were building something really incredible and unprecedented. We have a lot more to do, but it’s exciting and gratifying to remember patients we’ve helped, the information we’ve provided about medical marijuana, and helping to push legislation through that will benefit people in this industry for years to come.”