ENROLLED
ACT No. 715
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 823
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1046(J) and R.S. 40:1046(J) as amended and reenacted by
3 Section 2 of Act No. 96 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana,
4 relative to medical marijuana; to extend the termination date for recommending or
5 prescribing marijuana for therapeutic use; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1046(J) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §1046. Recommendation of marijuana for therapeutic use; rules and regulations;
9 Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and the adoption of rules and regulations
10 relating to the dispensing of recommended marijuana for therapeutic use; the
11 Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the licensure of a production
12 facility
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14 J. The provisions of this Section shall terminate on January 1, 2020 2025.
15 Section 2. R.S. 40:1046(J) as amended and reenacted by Section 2 of Act No. 96 of
16 the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana is hereby amended and reenacted
17 to read as follows:
18 §1046. Recommendation of marijuana for therapeutic use; rules and regulations;
19 Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and the adoption of rules and regulations
20 relating to the dispensing of recommended marijuana for therapeutic use; the
21 Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the licensure of a production
22 facility
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1 J. The provisions of this Section shall terminate on January 1, 2020 2025.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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