The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.
DIGEST
SB 180 Original 2016 Regular Session Mills
Present law prohibits the distribution or possession with intent to distribute certain narcotic drugs,
marijuana, and synthetic cannabinoids.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that the following persons are not subject to prosecution
for possession or distribution of marijuana under present law:
(1)Any person who is a patient of a state-sponsored medical marijuana program in a state other
than Louisiana, and possesses medical marijuana in a form permissible under present law
relative to medical marijuana for a condition enumerated in present law.
(2)Any person who is a domiciliary parent of a minor child who possesses medical marijuana
on behalf of his minor child in a form permissible under present law for a condition
enumerated in present law pursuant to a legitimate out-of-state medical marijuana
prescription.
Proposed law provides that this defense must be raised in accordance with present law relative to
valid prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances, and the defendant bears the burden of proof
of establishing that the possession or distribution of the marijuana in question was in accordance
with a state-sponsored medical marijuana program.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Adds R.S. 40:966(I))