A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN LOUISIANA

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN LOUISIANA

In recent years, the call to legalize marijuana has been heard across the country, and more and more states are legalizing the use of cannabis, including marijuana and derivatives like CBD, for use in medical and/or recreational capacities. You might be surprised to learn that Louisiana, long considered to be among the more restrictive states where marijuana use is concerned, was actually the first to legalize it in 1978, when Senator Troy Guarisco sponsored the bill and Governor Edwin Edwards signed it into law.