Louisiana House Approves Medical Marijuana Bill

BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana House voted Thursday to approve a bill that would give patients suffering from some serious conditions access to medical marijuana.

The House approved Senate Bill 143 by a floor vote of 70 to 29.  The bill now returns to the Senate to approve changes made to the bill in the House.

Last week, the House Committee on Health and Welfare made a few minor, but significant, changes to the bill before voting 16-0 to send Senate Bill 143 — which was approved earlier this month by the Senate — to a third…