• Numerous studies have shown that medical cannabis has the potential to help with a variety of medical conditions and their associated symptoms.
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• Louisiana has not legalized recreational marijuana use.
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• Act 261 was passed in 2015 which allows physicians to prescribe (recommend) Medical Marijuana to qualified patients.
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• The Legislature named the agriculture centers at Louisiana State University and Southern University as the only legal growers of marijuana plants, from which medicines will be extracted.
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• LSU has entered into a Medical Marijuana contract with Wellcanna (now Good Day Farms)to grow marijuana for medical purposes in Louisiana.
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• Medical Marijuana has been available since late summer of 2018.
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See Louisiana Department of Health website for the most current information.