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Editor's Note: This model, where the "10 dispensary sites located in different parts of the state would be established at existing pharmacies, where medical marijuana will be distributed to patients with a prescription from their doctor" is a different one from what most other states are doing. It seems to make sense, being as marijuana is considered a medication under the pending law, but does this bring on issues of security and risk for the pharmacies (and what about federal banking and tax issues affecting the pharmacies?) … and are existing pharmacies prepared to deal with this? Thoughts?
Louisiana's Medical marijuana legislation is headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk, and the governor is expected to sign it. A vote of 30-6 on the Senate floor Monday (June 8) was the last step required of the Louisiana Legislature -- for their part -- to make Louisiana the 24th state, plus Washington, D.C., with legal framework in place to get medical marijuana to patients who need it.
Jindal has already expressed his support for the legislation. He told reporters May 28 that he had reviewed the bill, sponsored by Sen. Fred Mills, R-New Iberia, and would sign it if it got to his desk.
