Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 5. Source pages: 7.
House Bill 6, authored by Representative Honore, that would expand the current law and authorize the production, prescribing, and distribution of therapeutic marijuana in Louisiana, passed the Senate with 32 yeas and 0 nays. Pending in Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.
Present law authorizes the prescribing of therapeutic marijuana for glaucoma, spastic quadriplegia, and symptoms resulting from chemotherapy. The new law would provide that a neurologist, oncologist, or opthalmologist could prescribe under certain conditions. Proposed law creates the Therapeutic Marijuana Utilization Review Board and provides for its membership.
The proposed law establishes criteria and licensing qualifications for therapeutic marijuana dispensers, therapeutic marijuana treatment facilities, therapeutic marijuana producers, therapeutic marijuana production facilities, and physicians licensed to prescribe therapeutic marijuana, and authorizes the board to develop the policies to implement proposed law through the adoption of rules. The House and Senate committees on health and welfare shall have oversight over rules adopted by the board.
Proposed law provides that therapeutic marijuana shall not be covered by health insurance and that no licenses shall be issued until all rules have been adopted.
The measure passed the Senate with 32 yeas and 0 nays. It is pending in Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.
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