NORML reports….
Senators on Wednesday passed legislation to significantly expand the pool of patients eligible to qualify for medical cannabis access.
Members voted 28 to 6 in favor of an amended version of House Bill 819, which expands the discretion of physicians so that they can recommend cannabis therapy for “any condition” that he or she “considers debilitating to an individual patient and is qualified through his [or her] medical education and training to treat.” Under the current law, doctors may only recommend medical cannabis products to those patients with a limited number of select conditions, such as HIV and cancer.
Members of the House previously passed the measure by a vote of 77 to 15. As amended by the Senate, state-licensed dispensaries will be mandated to “comply with the reporting requirements of the [state’s] prescription monitoring program.”
Read full report. https://blog.norml.org/2020/05/27/louisiana-senate-passes-amended-bill-permitting-doctors-to-recommend-medical-cannabis-for-any-condition/
