Cannabis Doesn’t Increase Creativity but Rather How Creative You Think You Are
by Chane Leigh
Louisiana recently became the first deep southern state to dispense cannabis. The medical marijuana program regulations are quite unique in comparison to other states. Unlike most programs, Louisiana’s MMJ program doesn’t require patients to register with the state or receive a medical marijuana card through the department of health. Instead, physicians are given the authority to recommend medical cannabis therapy for certain conditions and treat it very similar to a standard prescription.
Once approved patients are to then take their recommendation from their licensed physician straight to the dispensary. When they go to the dispensary, staff will verify their recommendation in the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program database. The process is much the same as how a basic script is managed. Then, the dispensary will distribute what was prescribed.
In order to become eligible for a recommendation, patients must be approved by a licensed physician for certain ailments and undergo annual recertification.
Louisiana has very precise rules and regulations for its medical marijuana program. Patients are only able to carry up to a 30-day supply of non-smokable marijuana products and home cultivation is also strictly prohibited. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry is the state’s lead regulatory agency for the production of medical marijuana and they have appointed agricultural contractors from LSU and Southern University to grow and manufacture medical cannabis.
The Louisiana Board of Pharmacy authorized only nine dispensing pharmacies across certain regions of the state. Currently, program laws prevent the sale of marijuana in any form that may be smoked. The types of cannabis products that will be sold at state-approved pharmacies will include pills, topical creams and oils and can only be given to patients with a recommendation form from a doctor.
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