Medical marijuana products will be delivered to nine licensed pharmacies tomorrow. An eligible patient will need to be diagnosed as having one of the qualifying conditions and have a prescription from a physician. Pharmacist at Medicis in Lafayette James Thibodeaux says the process is similar to filling other prescriptions.
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A three-day qualifying period begins tomorrow for the October 12th election. Republican Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain will likely face two Democratic challengers. They claim Strain has dragged his feet on making medical marijuana available to the public. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says the release of the medicinal pot comes at a good time for Strain…
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Democrats Margee Green and Charlier Greer are Strain’s opponents.

The Louisiana State Bar Association is facing a lawsuit from lawyers who say paying dues to the Bar Association violates their freedom of speech. General Counsel at the Pelican Institute James Baehr says the association will use the dues to lobby for issues that might not represent the members who foot the bill…
cut 11 (09) “…of those issues”
The Louisiana State Bar Association says it is complying with the law.

Louisiana was in the spotlight on Saturday in Canton, Ohio for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductions. Three men with strong ties to Louisiana were enshrined. Former Destrehan star Ed Reed was born in Charity Hospital in New Orleans and later moved to St. Rose. He says that’s where it really began for him…
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Former LSU stars Johnny Robinson and Kevin Mawae were also inducted.