Legislation that would make marijuana more readily available for medical uses in Louisiana had mixed results Tuesday.
The key proposal — Senate Bill 271, which would increase medical accessibility to marijuana — narrowly cleared a tough hurdle by winning approval in a House committee.
A related measure — House Bill 446, which would set fees for the pharmacies that would sell the drug — failed to receive enough votes in the state Senate on Tuesday afternoon but was close enough to be considered again. The Senate voted 25-12 but the House-passed measure needed a two-thirds vote of 26.
State Sen. Fred Mills Jr., the Parks Republican who is shepherding the package of bills through the Legislature, said he planned ask the state Senate to vote again on the measure and that he feels confident of its passage.
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