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Louisiana: Mills to present medical marijuana bill to House panel this week

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 05/26/2015 - 08:00

Medical marijuana in Louisiana may come a step closer to fruition this week, as State Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks, presents his legislation Wednesday morning before the House Health and Welfare Committee on which he once served.

“I’m hoping for a repeat performance from the Senate,” said Mills, who practiced pharmacy for 15 years and once headed the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. Mills’ Senate Bill 143 cleared the full Senate 22-13.

This year marks the second consecutive session in which Mills has attempted to persuade state lawmakers to back medical marijuana legislation. In 2014, the bill did not clear the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.

Changes have been made

But Mills, with assistance from the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association, has worked over the past year to make the legislation more palatable to more lawmakers. Along the way, the bill has changed in these ways:

• Prescribed marijuana would be taken in a...

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