What Qualifies You For Medical Marijuana In Louisiana?
In Louisiana, you can legally use medical marijuana to treat a number of conditions.
It can be confusing to understand which conditions qualify for medical marijuana.
If you are over the age of 18 and have a qualifying condition, you may be eligible to obtain a medical marijuana card in Louisiana.
In order to buy medical marijuana and cannabis legally in Louisiana, you currently need a prescription and recommendation from a doctor.
Most licensed doctors can prescribe cannabis for multiple illnesses, issues, and disorders.
You can get approved for any medical condition.
As of August 1st, 2020, any Louisiana licensed Medical Doctor in good standing with the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners may recommend Medical Cannabis to their patients.
You must be diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition and be a Louisiana resident with proof of residency to qualify for medical marijuana in Louisiana.
The patient must have a recommendation from their doctor who is licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana.
Most medical conditions qualify for approval.
- Anxiety
- Alcoholism
- Alzheimer’s
- Arthritis
- ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cancer
- Crohn’s Disease
- Depression
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- HIV/AIDS
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Seizure Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Spasticity
- Severe Muscle Spasms
- Cachexia
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Wasting Syndrome
- Headache Tension
- Headaches, Migraine
- Schizophrenia
- Scoliosis
- Stress
- Muscle Spasms
- Any other condition
The law states you can get medical cannabis and marijuana for “that a physician, in his medical opinion, considers debilitating to an individual patient and is qualified through his medical education and training to treat” according to the law.
Louisiana law allows patients with any medical condition approved by a doctor to possess and use medical marijuana.
There are currently no provisions in the law that allow recreational marijuana use.
Louisiana has not legalized recreational marijuana, however, the fines for simple posession have been reduced.
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