Curing cancer with Cannabidiol?
- CANNABIS OIL, NEWS
- April 24, 2013

Nearly a year after medical marijuana went from seed to shelves at nine pharmacies in Louisiana, there is a second player in a market that’s about to get a larger pool of patients suffering from a wide-open range of medical conditions. Southern University medical marijuana licensee Ilera Holistic Healthcare shipped out its first tinctures and
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Pursuant to Louisiana’s medical marijuana law, referred to as the “Alison Neustrom Act” or the “Act”,[1] (1) Louisiana physicians who are registered to do so with the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners may recommend (but not prescribe) certain forms of cannabis for therapeutic use (“medical marijuana”) to patients with certain debilitating conditions, (2) patients must
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With medical marijuana now available to Louisiana’s workforce, employees have raised concerns that they could be fired or face other job-related repercussions for testing positive for a legal drug taken on the advice of a physician. A new state panel is searching for solutions to this potential problem that will protect workers and employers. Three
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In a significant move for the state’s medical cannabis industry, the Louisiana Legislature has passed a bill allowing the transfer of the state’s two medical cannabis cultivation licenses to private companies. This decision, which shifts control from the current university-affiliated operators to private entities, is expected to bring substantial changes to the state’s cannabis market.
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Louisiana’s medical marijuana landscape has seen major reforms in 2025, with seven new laws broadening access and protections for patients. The latest legislation allows out-of-state patients with qualifying conditions to obtain medical cannabis from Louisiana dispensaries, while also granting legal immunity to program participants. Nurse practitioners and medical psychologists can now recommend medical marijuana, expanding
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Louisiana lawmakers have approved a bill that would permit certain terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana within healthcare facilities, sending the measure to Governor Jeff Landry for final consideration. Senate Bill 270 passed the House 54–44 after previously clearing the Senate with strong support. The proposal applies to patients diagnosed with terminal and irreversible
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