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La. Gov. Signs Bill Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients

Staff
June 13, 2016

BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to match Louisiana's drug laws to conform with its medical marijuana program, so someone who gets the therapeutic drug legally can't be prosecuted.

The governor's office announced this week that Edwards signed the bill by Republican Sen. Fred Mills into law. It takes effect Aug. 1.

The measure aims to protect patients of the state-sponsored medical marijuana program from laws that penalize people for possession or distribution of marijuana.

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