BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The House’s judiciary committee did not approve or kill a bill that would allow for recreational marijuana use in Louisiana. Instead, lawmakers essentially sent it to the House’s criminal justice committee, where the concept faces opposition.
Baton Rouge Democrat Rep. Edmond Jordan’s bill would allow the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) to distribute 15 industrial marijuana growing permits. Those growing companies would have to pay a $100,000 annual permit fee, meet strict facility guidelines, and pass extensive background checks. The permitted companies would send their final product to LDAF for testing. If approved, the growers would sell their product to dispensaries in parishes where voters agreed to allow marijuana sales.
