Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Adding Six New Medical Cannabis Conditions Including Autism
Two bills that would add six new conditions to Louisiana’s medical marijuana program has been signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards.
Governor Bel Edwards has signed both House Bill 579 and House Bill 627 into law. HB 579 adds glaucoma, severe muscle spasms, intractable pain, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Parkinson’s disease to the state’s list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions. HB 627 adds autism spectrum disorders to the list.
House Bill 579, filed by Representative Edward James, was passed by the House of Representatives 60 to 40, and by the Senate 25 to 9. House Bill 627, filed by Representative Rodney Lyons, passed the House 71 to 21, and the Senate 21 to 10.
These newly added conditions join the following ailments that are already part of the Louisiana medical cannabis program:
- Cancer
- Glaucoma
- HIV/AIDS
- A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following:
- Cachexia, or wasting syndrome.
- Seizure disorders, including those characteristics of epilepsy.
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Crohn’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Severe Cerebral palsy
- Spasticity (spinal cord injury)
- Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristics of multiple sclerosis or Crohn’s disease.
Wilbert Collins
My son has loin pain hematuria syndrome best way to describe It is passing kidney stones with d stones 11 years an still haven’t found a Doc to try to help was diagnosed Right after graduation from high school can’t work when he has a flare up he’s in bed for 2 weeks r more can’t get a bag of fluids in emergency room much less pain meds it’s unbelievable send him home with blood pressure 200 somewhat over 100 something I wish d governor would put dis on his list he’s down to 120 lbs an still loseing he’s fed up with getting turned down by every Doc he sees had kidney biopsy Done at children’s hospital an another disease was found IGA an now low Basement membrane urinates blood an all kinds of tissue an white blood cells well we still have hope