Flower form of medical marijuana becomes legal in Louisiana on Jan. 1

For the first time, medical marijuana patients in Louisiana will be able to light up, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
The legislature passed and Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law House Bill 391making it legal for dispensaries to sell the traditional, smokable, flower form of marijuana.
Medical marijuana in its natural form is cheaper to process compared to the other forms.
In Louisiana, there are three grow sites: two are part of the Louisiana State University system, and one is part of the Southern University system.
There are a total of 28,174 unique patients who have been prescribed medicinal marijuana by their physicians.