Louisiana’s 10th medical marijuana dispensary opens
Marijuana Business Daily
Wed, Mar 20
Key Points
- Crescent City Therapeutics is the 10th medical marijuana pharmacy to open in Louisiana, the final one allowed by law.
- Each pharmacy is located in a designated region of the state, with Crescent City being in Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans.
- Pharmacies can open a second location after serving 3,500 registered patients.
- Louisiana's medical marijuana program was signed into law in 2016, but sales didn't start until three years later.
The final medical marijuana operator allowed by law in Louisiana is open for business.
Crescent City Therapeutics last week became the 10th medical marijuana pharmacy, as dispensaries are called in Louisiana, to start serving MMJ patients, according to a news release.
Each pharmacy operates in a designated region of the state.
Crescent City is located in Kenner, a New Orleans suburb.
A pharmacy, under state rules, is eligible to open a second location once it serves 3,500 registered patients.
Louisiana’s governor signed a medical marijuana program into law in 2016, but sales didn’t begin until three years later.
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