Some state lawmakers claim Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is moving too slowly when it comes to expanding the state’s medical-marijuana program. Kenner Representative Debbie Villio says Strain’s office is causing delays in getting the product from the grower to the pharmacy to the patients. She says it’s resulting in a lack of access and higher costs for medical marijuana. But Strain told the Louisiana Radio Network…
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The grievances against Strain were laid out at the Medical Marijuana Commission Meeting. Baton Rouge Representative Scott McKnight says they will continue to examine if Strain is overregulating the medical marijuana market…
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The smokeable form of medical marijuana becomes legal in Louisiana in January.

Former Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is behind the effort to build casino-resort-sports-complex in St. Tammany Parish.
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Peninsula Pacific has proposed building a 350-million dollar casino-resort in Slidell. But it needs voter approval, because in 1996, St. Tammany voted to ban gaming of any kind. Brees says he’s backing the project because it also includes a 35-million dollar sports complex for the youth.

Over 500-thousand people in 25 parishes that suffered damages to their property as a result of Hurricane Ida have applied for FEMA assistance…
cut 11 (05) “….539-thousand registrations”
That’s FEMA spokesperson Nate Custer says much of the money is going towards emergency home repairs or temporary housing. The deadline for Ida victims to apply for disaster assistance is November 29th.