Medical Marijuana
The more we learn, the more we confirm that medicinal herbs used in ancient healing traditions are, indeed, healing.
How to Become a Patient?
If you have any condition that is currently affecting your health or well-being, you are eligible to become a medical marijuana patient.
Get a doctor recommendation
To become a medical marijuana patient, you will need to get an evaluation and recommendation from a physician. Search for physicians near your area here.
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Doctor Sends Recommendation
Once you have your recommendation, you will need to have it FAXED or e-scribed by your doctor directly to your chosen dispensary.
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Get Confirmation from Dispensary
After receiving your recommendation, your dispensary will send you a confirmation message. You are now able to purchase medical marijuana products from your chosen dispensary.
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FREE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS FOR NEW PATIENTS
Accessing medical marijuana in Louisiana is now easier than ever. Through special partnerships, new patients can receive their first medical marijuana recommendation for free from select providers. If you’ve been considering medical cannabis for pain relief, mental health support, or overall wellness, now is the perfect time to start. Here’s a list of providers currently offering free medical marijuana cards to new patients including links to their sign up pages:
Elevate Holistics
Through their partnership with The Apothecary Shoppe, Elevate Holistics is offering free medical marijuana cards for new patients. To get started, you can sign up through their site here.
*New Patients: Use Code APOTHECARYFREE for FREE appointment.
GoodCannaNow
New medical cannabis patients in Louisiana with no current or prior medical cannabis certification can now get their free medical marijuana card through GoodCannaNow
PAM Program
The Patient Access to Medicine (P.A.M.) Program is designed to help Louisiana patients access medical marijuana by reducing financial barriers. Through partnerships with healthcare providers, the program assists patients in navigating the medical marijuana process and covers the costs associated with obtaining a medical marijuana card. By easing access to treatment, the P.A.M. Program aims to improve the health and well-being of patients in need.
Patients participating in the program authorize the necessary sharing of information to facilitate their enrollment and access to benefits.
You can sign up through their site here.
Telemedicine Providers
Releaf Med
Green Leaf Medical Center
The Healing Clinics
(318) 227-4088
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Doctors
TeleLeaf
Leafwell
Presto Doctor
SwiftieMed
SwiftieMed
CherMD Clinic
In Person Physicians
Dr. Peter Candelora, MD
3900 N. Causeway Blvd Ste. 1200
Metairie, LA 70002
727-847-9193
Dr. Alexis Carimi
Spectrum Neurology Center
3409 Division Street
Metairie, LA 70002
504-454-7246
Dr. Eric Ehlenberger, MD
Accurate Clinic
2401 Veterans Boulevard
Kenner, LA 70062
504-472-6130
Dr. Joshua Kaufman, MD
Louisiana Pain Specialists
3434 Houma Blvd. Ste. 301
Metairie, LA 70006
504-754-2334
Dr. Dwight McKenna, MD
McKenna General Medical
1827 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-943-1923
Dr. Leone Elliot
Medical Marijuana Baton Rouge
3488 Brentwood Dr, Ste 102/103
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-384-5378
Victor H. Chou, MD
12011 Bricksome Ave. Ste D
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
225-800-3162
Dr. Penny Goodwin
Releaf Medical
5615-B Jackson St. Ext. Ste 102
Alexandria, LA 71303
318-443-1111
Dr. Robert K. Rush
Injury Management Specialists
1309 Texas Ave.
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-445-1196
Dr. Chad Domangue
Cypress Pointe Pain Management
19184 Dr John Lambert Dr #103
Hammond, LA 70403
985-892-8934
Dr. Jonathan Thompson
Cypress Pointe Pain Management
19184 Dr John Lambert Dr #103
Hammond, LA 70403
985-892-8934
What forms of Medical Marijuana
are allowed in Louisiana?
Flower
Flower is the trichome-covered part of a female cannabis plant. Also known as bud, cannabis flower is the most popular form of medication due to its versatility. Some ways it can be consumed include smoking in a pipe or joint, vaporizing in a vaporizer, and incorporating into edibles.
Extracts
Extracts are a type of concentrate created using solvents (alcohol, carbon dioxide, etc.) that essentially wash the trichomes off the cannabis plant, collecting them for further refinement. All having similar effects, cannabis extracts can come in many different forms, like oils, lotions, sprays, and more.
Tinctures
Medical cannabis tinctures are packaged in a 30 mL glass bottle with a dropper. Tincture dosages are easy to self-titrate and measure. Tinctures are easily absorbed by the liver, so the effects are felt more quickly than in pill or gelatin based chewable form. Because of this, tinctures represent an effective method of consumption for precise dosing.
Topical creams
Topicals can include cannabis-infused lotions, balms, and oils that are absorbed through the skin for localized relief of pain, soreness, and inflammation. Topicals are often used by patients who want the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the cerebral euphoria associated with other delivery methods as they are non-intoxicating.
Since the rate of absorption of the skin is slow, this allows the therapeutic relief to last longer, while avoiding the altered mental states from developing.
Vaporizers
Vaporizers are devices designed to heat cannabis to a temperature that releases active compounds in the form of vapor, without reaching the point of combustion. This method allows users to inhale cannabinoids and terpenes while minimizing exposure to harmful byproducts associated with smoking.
Gelatin-Based Chewables
Gelatin-based chewables are another option for patients who choose not or does not want to consume capsule forms of medical marijuana. When consuming chewables, the cannabis enters the bloodstream and is further digested. This then is broken down by the stomach and absorbed by the intestines. These chewables take typically 30 minutes- 1 hour to reach the maximum effect.
What Conditions are Treatable with Medical Marijuana in Louisiana?
Louisiana law allows for any condition considered debilitating to an individual patient to be treated with medical marijuana. The list below shows common conditions that can often be effectively treated with medical marijuana. Click on each condition for additional information and links to scholarly articles. This list is not intended to be all inclusive.
Anxiety
Anxiety
- Cannabis and anxiety: a critical review of the evidence
– View Article
Insomnia
Intractable Pain
Malignant Disease – Pain
- Study – Pharmacotherapeutic considerations for use of cannabinoids to relieve pain in patients with malignant diseases
– M Darkovska-Serafimovska 2018 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Chronic Pain
- Systematic reviews on therapeutic efficacy and safety of Cannabis (including extracts and tinctures) for patients with multiple sclerosis, chronic neuropathic pain, dementia and Tourette syndrome, HIV/AIDS, and cancer receiving chemotherapy
– L Amato 2017 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Neuropathic Pain – MS
- A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of THC/CBD oromucosal spray in combination with the existing treatment regimen, in the relief of central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis
– RM Langford 2013 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Oromucosal delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol for neuropathic pain associated with multiple sclerosis: an uncontrolled, open-label, 2-year extension trial
– D Rog 2007 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Randomized, controlled trial of cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis
– D Rog 2005 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Non-cardiac Chest Pain
- Dronabinol increases pain threshold in patients with functional chest pain: a pilot double-blind placebo-controlled trial
– Z Malik 2016 (THC – Dronabinol) View Article
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
- Effect of Cannabinoids on Spasticity and Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injured Persons
– K Ethans 2015 (THC – Dronabinol) View Article
Pancreatitis – Abdominal Pain
- Δ9-THC (Namisol®) in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Suffering From Persistent Abdominal Pain
– H Van Goor 2014 (THC – Namisol) View Article
Neuropathic Pain – MS
- Efficacy and Safety of the Pain Relieving Effect of Dronabinol in Central Neuropathic Pain Related to Multiple Sclerosis
– S Schimrgk 2010 (THC – Dronabinol) View Article
Neurological Pain
- A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Cannabis Based Medicine in Patients With Pain of Neurological Origin
– W Notcutt 2002 (THC – Marinol) View Article
Cancer Pain
Cancer – Pain
- Results of a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Nabiximols Oromucosal Spray as an Adjunctive Therapy in Advanced Cancer Patients with Chronic Uncontrolled Pain
– A Lichtman 2018 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Medical Marijuana Use in Oncology A Review
– G Wilkie 2016 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of THC:CBD Extract & THC Extract in Patients w/Intractable Cancer-Related Pain
– J Johnson 2010 (1:1 Oro-mucosal spray) View Article
Adv Cancer – Pain
- An open-label extension study to investigate the long-term safety and tolerability of THC/CBD oromucosal spray and oromucosal THC spray in patients with terminal cancer-related pain refractory to strong opioid analgesics
– J Johnson 2013 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Opiod-Refractory Cancer Pain
- Nabiximols for opioid-treated cancer patients with poorly-controlled chronic pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled, graded-dose trial
– RK Portenoy 2012 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Cancer - Chemotherapy-induced nausea & vomiting
Cancer – Childhood Chemo Nausea Vomiting
- Antiemetic medication for prevention and treatment of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in childhood
– R Phillips 2016 (THC – Cannabis) View Article
Chemotherapy Induced Nausea
- Dronabinol for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting unresponsive to antiemetics.
– M May 2016 (THC-Dronabinol) View Article
Cancer – Nausea and Vomiting
- Cannabinoids for nausea and vomiting in adults with cancer receiving chemotherapy
– LA Smith 2015 (THC-Cannabis Exacts) View Article - Regulation of nausea and vomiting by cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system
– KA Sharkey 2014 (THC-Dronabinol, 1:1 Sativex) View Article - Efficacy of dronabinol alone and in combination with ondansetron versus ondansetron alone for delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
– E Meiri 2007 (THC-Dronabinol) View Article
AIDS/Positive HIV status-Adjunctive-treatment for side effects
HIV/AIDS – Morbidity and Mortality
- The medical use of cannabis for reducing morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV/AIDS.
– EE Lutge 2013 (THC-Cannabis) View Article
Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
Lung Cancer – Anorexia
- The effect of nabilone on appetite, nutritional status, and quality of life in lung cancer patients: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial
– JG Turcott 2018 (THC-Nabilone) View Article
Anorexia and Weight Loss
- Dronabinol oral solution in the management of anorexia and weight loss in AIDS and cancer
– M Badowski 2018 (THC-Dronabinol) View Article
HIV-Wasting Syndrome
- A Phase I/II Study to Evaluate Single Agent and Combination Therapy With Megestrol Acetate and Dronabinol for the Treatment of HIV-Wasting Syndrome
– G Galetto 2008 (THC-Dronabinol Megestrol) View Article
Cancer – Anorexia
- Dronabinol versus megestrol acetate versus combination therapy for cancer-associated anorexia: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group study
– A Jatoi 2002 (THC-Dronabinol) View Article
Seizure Disorders
Refer to Epilepsy Category
Epilepsy
Epilepsy – Children
- Efficacy of CBD-enriched medical cannabis for treatment of refractory epilepsy in children and adolescents – An observational, longitudinal study
– M Hausman-Kedem 2018 (20:1) View Article
Epilepsy
- Epilepsy and Cannabis: A Literature Review
– S Zaheer 2018 (CBD:THC and CBD) View Article - Cannabinoids and Epilepsy
– EC Rosenberg 2015 (CBD) View Article - Epilepsy Cannabinoids for epilepsy
– D Gloss 2014 (CBD) View Article
Epilepsy – Pediatric
- CBD-enriched medical cannabis for intractable pediatric epilepsy: The current Israeli experience
– M Tzadok 2016 (20:1) View Article
Multiple Sclerosis
MS
- Evidence for the efficacy and effectiveness of THC-CBD oromucosal spray in symptom management of patients with spasticity due to
multiple sclerosis
– U Zetti 2016 (1:1 Oro-mucosal spray) View Article - Tetrahydrocannabinol:Cannabidiol Oromucosal Spray for Multiple Sclerosis-Related Resistant Spasticity in Daily Practice
– P Vermersch 2016 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Sativex(®) and clinical-neurophysiological measures of spasticity in progressive multiple sclerosis.
– L Leocani 2015 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Advances in the management of multiple sclerosis spasticity: recent clinical trials.
– O Fernandez 2014 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of Sativex, in subjects with symptoms of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis
– C Collin 2010 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Randomized controlled trial of cannabis based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
– C Collin 2007 (1:1 Oro- mucosal spray) View Article - Do cannabis-based medicinal extracts have general or specific effects on symptoms in multiple sclerosis? A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study on 160 patients
– D Wade 2004 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
MS-Neurologic Disorders
- Systematic review: Efficacy and safety of medical marijuana in selected neurologic disorders
– B Koppel 2014 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Spasticity
Spasticity
- Clinical and Preclinical Evidence for Functional Interactions of Cannabidiol and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
– D Boggs 2018 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
- Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-cannabidiol in the treatment of spasticity in chronic spinal cord injury: a clinical experience
– C Grao-Castellote 2017 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Spasticity – MS Induced
- Evidence for the efficacy and effectiveness of THC-CBD oromucosal spray in symptom management of patients with spasticity due to multiple sclerosis
– U Zetti 2016 (1:1 Oro-mucosal spray) View Article - Tetrahydrocannabinol:Cannabidiol Oromucosal Spray for Multiple Sclerosis-Related Resistant Spasticity in Daily Practice
– P Vermersch 2016 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Sativex® and clinical-neurophysiological measures of spasticity in progressive multiple sclerosis.
– L Leocani 2015 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Advances in the management of multiple sclerosis spasticity: recent clinical trials.
– O Fernandez 2014 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of Sativex, in subjects with symptoms of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis
– C Collin 2010 (1:1 Sativex) View Article - Randomized controlled trial of cannabis based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
– C Collin 2007 (1:1 Oro-mucosal CBM) View Article - Do cannabis-based medicinal extracts have general or specific effects on symptoms in multiple sclerosis? A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study on 160 patients
– D Wade 2004 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
- Effect of Cannabinoids on Spasticity and Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injured Persons
– K Ethans 2015 (THC-Dronabinol) View Article
Spasms – ALS
- Randomized Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial With THC (Delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol) for the Treatment of Cramps in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
– M Weber 2009 (THC-Dronabinol) View Article
Severe Muscle Spasms
Refer to Spasticity Category
Parkinson’s Disease
MS, Autism, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Tourette’s, Huntington’s, Epilepsy
- Neurological Disorders in Medical Use of Cannabis: An Update
– R Solimini 2017 (THC, CBD, plant) View Article
Parkinsons
- The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids for Movement Disorders
– B Kluger 2015 (THC-Nabilone) View Article - Cannabis for dyskinesia in Parkinson disease A randomized double-blind crossover study
– CB Carroll 2004 (Extract-Oral Cannabis) View Article - Cannabinoids reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study
– KA Sierdzan 2001 (THC-Nabilone) View Article
PD-Neurologic Disorders
- Systematic review: Efficacy and safety of medical marijuana in selected neurologic disorders
– B Koppel 2014 (THC, plant) View Article
Glaucoma
Glaucoma
- Marijuana and Glaucoma
– T Graul 2018 (THC) View Article
Retinal Hemodynamics
- Dronabinol and retinal hemodynamics in humans
– N Plange 2007 (THC-Dronabinol) View Article
Interocular Pressure
- Effect of sublingual application of cannabinoids on intraocular pressure: a pilot study. [CBD shown to cause adverse events.]
– I Tomida 2006 (Sublingual THC & CBD) View Article
PTSD
PTSD
- Cannabinoids and post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical and preclinical evidence for treatment and prevention
– M Zer-Aviv 2016 (THC-Nabilone) View Article - Preliminary, open-label, pilot study of add-on oral Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in chronic post-traumatic stress disorder
– P Roitman 2014 (Oral THC) View Article
PTSD – Nightmares
- The efficacy of nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, in the treatment of PTSD-associated nightmares: A preliminary randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over design study
– R Jetly 2015 (THC-Nabilone) View Article
PTSD – Nightmares, Insomnia, Chronic Pain
- Use of a Synthetic Cannabinoid in a Correctional Population for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder–Related Insomnia and Nightmares, Chronic Pain, Harm Reduction, and Other Indications
– C Cameron 2014 (THC-Nabilone) View Article
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism
- Cannabidiol Based Medical Cannabis in Children with Autism- a Retrospective Feasibility Study
– A Aran 2018 (20:1) View Article - Oral Cannabidiol Use in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder to Treat Related Symptoms and Co-morbidities
– D Barchel 2018 (20:1) View Article
Crohn’s Disease
Crohns
- Cannabis finds its way into treatment of Crohn’s disease
– R Schicho 2014 (THC, plant) View Article - Side effects, health risks, and a short duration of action limit the usefulness of this drug
– T Naftali 2013 (THC) View Article
Muscular Dystrophy - Pain
Malignant Disease – Pain
- Pharmacotherapeutic considerations for use of cannabinoids to relieve pain in patients with malignant diseases
– M Darkovska-Serafimovska 2018 (1:1 Sativex) View Article
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Locator
Region 1
Dispensaries:
H & W Drug Store
1667 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
hwdispensary.com
H & W Drug Store
5055 Veterans Memorial Blvd.,
Metairie, LA 70006
hwdispensary.com
Crescent City Therapeutics
100 W Airline Highway
Kenner, LA 70062
cctpharmacy.com
Region 2
Dispensaries:
Capitol Wellness Solutions
7491 Picardy Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
https://capitolpharmacy.com
Cookies by Capitol Wellness Solutions
1940 O'Neal Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
https://capitolpharmacy.com
Region 3
Dispensaries:
Green Leaf Dispensary
6048 W Park Ave.
Houma, LA 70364
https://greenleaf-dispensary.com/
Green Leaf Dispensary
174 Arlington Street
Morgan City, LA 70280
https://greenleaf-dispensary.com/
Region 4
Dispensaries:
The Apothecary Shoppe
620 Guilbeau Rd Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70506
https://theapothecaryshoppe.net/
The Apothecary Shoppe
1700 Center Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
https://theapothecaryshoppe.net/
Region 5
Dispensaries:
Good Day Farm
3005 L'Auberge Blvd.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
https://gooddayfarmdispensary.com/good-day-farm-lake-charles/
Good Day Farm
1920 Evangeline Road
Jennings, LA 70546
https://gooddayfarmdispensary.com/good-day-farm-jennings/
Good Day Farm
303 South Cities Service Hwy.
Sulphur, LA 70663
https://gooddayfarmdispensary.com/good-day-farm-sulphur/
Region 6
Dispensaries:
The Medicine Cabinet
403 Bolton Ave
Alexandria, LA 71301
themedicinecabinetla.com
The Medicine Cabinet
111 W Harriet Street
Leesville, LA 71446
themedicinecabinetla.com
The Medicine Cabinet
114 E Mark Street
Marksville, LA 71351
themedicinecabinetla.com
Region 7
Dispensaries:
Good Day Farm
1410 Kings Hwy Suite A
Shreveport, LA 71103
https://gooddayfarmdispensary.com/shreveport-menu/
Good Day Farm
5033 University Parkway
Natchitoches, LA 71457
https://gooddayfarmdispensary.com/good-day-farm-natchitoches/
Region 8
Dispensaries:
Delta Medmar
111 McMillan Rd.
West Monroe, LA 71291
https://mydeltamedmar.com/
Delta Medmar
746 Celebrity Drive
Ruston, LA 71270
https://mydeltamedmar.com/
Region 9
Dispensaries:
Willow Dispensary
1402 S Magnolia Street, Unit #H
Hammond, LA 70403
https://willowdispensary.com/
Willow Dispensary
796 East I-10 Service Rd, Suite 190
Slidell, LA 70461
https://willowdispensary.com/
Willow Dispensary
69090 Hwy 190 Service Rd, Suite 101
Covington, LA 70433
https://willowdispensary.com/