Cannabis in Louisiana

Immediate answer

Medical only

Cannabis are medical only in Louisiana.

Louisiana permits approved medical-marijuana products for patients with valid clinician recommendations through licensed retailers. It has no adult-use market; possession outside an exception remains unlawful, although 14 grams or less carries a fine-only penalty.

A record becomes a legal conclusion only after it has been reviewed and connected to its supporting source material.

Record and sources

Rules and source trail

Medical only

Effective from: 2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
Supporting sources: 5

Supporting sources

Medical Marijuana, version 1, Program overview, retailer, testing, and reference-document sections
R.S. 40:966, version 1, Subsection C(2) and medical-retailer exception
R.S. 40:1046 — therapeutic use, version 1, Subsections E, F(7), and H
R.S. 47:305.2 — medical exemption, version 1, Subsections A(11) and C
Act 602 (SB 270), version 1, Final status and effective date