Louisiana’s medical marijuana program question

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Are they going to be allowed to smoke at their homes?

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No. I read that there will be designated smoke pits in each neighborhood where you will be legally allowed to light up with other patients. It will be supervised by a nurse practitioner and you will be required to wear a mask. It will be a gun free zone, of course.

I always thought that LA would be fast to adopt loose weed and gambling laws. Surprising

States need to take a look to the legal states like Colorado and Washington. I can only speak from the Washington perspective since I just moved here, but people normalize and grow accustomed to it. There will initially be a huge spike in recreational use because it's the cool new thing to do, but there aren't potheads just walking around everywhere. It's mainly used at home and in a small amount. Wish I could partake but Uncle Sam says no.

Most doctor’s don’t want you to smoke. The prescriptions are usually sprays, oils or pills. They aren’t selling them in little baggies or anything.

And I’m not sure, but I think it’s still illegal for for inhalation with a vaporizer or whatnot.

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I recently saw an article that showed Doctors here will have more flexibility in prescribing medical marijuana to patients. I’m curious, is Louisiana going to have some kind of card that patients must carry? Are they going to be allowed to smoke at their homes?

Really not understanding how this works, just need someone with a better understanding

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The old laws used to require doctors to have a special license to recommend MMJ and the list of qualifying conditions was very limited.

Now any doctor can recommend MMJ to a patient for any condition they feel it would help. You are not required to carry a card.

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you have to have a quailfying condition to get approved.

There's some pretty legit conditions too, cancer, chronic pain, glaucoma...Not just anixety.

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Not anymore

It’s a half assed program either way

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one day this state will get its head out of its arse

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That's never going to happen.

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It’s a half assed program either way

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Yup - if the restrictions on pharmacies/dispensaries would be lifted and more consumption methods allowed, then maybe we'd have something.

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This isnt necessarily true. I'm a card holder in another pain in the arse state and the State has dicked it up royally.

We do have options to buy flower, edibles, tinctures, etc..., but prices keep going up, cultivation is limited, very restrictive barriers to entry, and legal adult use this year made it worse. I only have my card because its 1% tax instead of 35%+ for recreational, plus I could grow with my card, which I dont.