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3 simple steps to get approved in Louisiana today.
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Securely sign up with no appointment needed. If you have a question, your NuggMD Support team is available via chat, daily from 8am-10pm.
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Chat via phone or video with a professional clinician near you, all from the comfort of home. Most approvals take 15 mins or less.
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Making the right decision for your health starts with being informed. Get the answers you’re looking for from Dr. Niazi, or chat with our live support team if you want more answers.
What are Louisiana’s qualifying conditions?
Each state has its own set of “qualifying conditions” for medical cannabis, and some don’t require medical proof that you have it. Take our free quiz to find out if you’re likely to qualify.
Louisiana doesn’t have a set list of qualifying conditions. Instead, a practitioner may recommend cannabis for any condition that they consider to be debilitating. Common conditions include but aren’t limited to:
- Cancer.
- Glaucoma.
- HIV/AIDS
- Cachexia or wasting syndrome.
- Seizure disorders.
- Spasticity.
- Severe muscle spasms.
- Intractable pain.
- Crohn’s disease.
- Muscular dystrophy.
- Multiple sclerosis.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Traumatic brain injury.
- A concussion diagnosed by a physician.
- Chronic pain
- Chronic pain
- Any condition for which a patient is receiving hospice care or palliative care.
- Alzheimer’s disease.
Meet your Louisiana med card perks.
Your Louisiana med card unlocks access to medical cannabis products, legal protections, deals near you, and guidance when filing in your state.
Access to lab-tested products
Purchase from a Louisiana state-licensed dispensary to ensure you know exactly what’s in your safe, tested medicine.
Increased legal & job protections
Med patients in Louisiana receive legal protections that aren’t available to consumers without a medical recommendation.
Purchase and possess cannabis
Getting a recommendation is the only way to purchase or possess cannabis legally in Louisiana.
Guidance from licensed professionals
Get support from a qualified and licensed practitioner who can answer your healthcare and cannabis-related questions.
State application filing guidance
We can help you file your required approval with the state as the final step to getting access to medical cannabis.
What to expect after you’re approved.
You’ll have full access to our patient portal, where you can view your rec, get state filing support, explore deals, dosing plans, and more. At NuggMD, you’re getting more than a med card.
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We’re on a mission to help you find relief through cannabis.
At NuggMD, our mission is to free people from their ailments with a personalized path to cannabis relief. We’re proud to be the leading medical card provider, and are continuing to pioneer new, patient-focused paths to relief.
FAQs About Medical Cannabis in Louisiana
To qualify for medical marijuana in Louisiana, you must be a Louisiana resident, be 18 or older (minors need parent or guardian consent), and get a recommendation from a Louisiana-licensed physician for any condition they consider debilitating. Since 2020, Louisiana law has let physicians recommend cannabis for any debilitating condition, not just those on a set list.
A NuggMD medical cannabis evaluation in Louisiana is $130.
Louisiana doesn’t have a formal caregiver registration process. If the patient is under 18, a parent or legal guardian acts as the primary caregiver.
Louisiana patients can buy up to 2.5 ounces of flower every 14 days, or up to a 30-day supply of other medical cannabis products, as set by their physician.
Louisiana patients buy medical cannabis at state-licensed marijuana pharmacies. The original nine licensed pharmacies have opened satellite locations, so there are now more than 20 locations across the state, according to Leafwell. Recreational cannabis isn’t legal in Louisiana.
With NuggMD, you get your money back if you aren’t approved. For any other questions about NuggMD’s refund policy, contact our customer care team for support. Once a refund has been initiated, please allow 3-5 business days for the funds to transfer back to the card you used for the transaction.
Louisiana doesn’t issue medical marijuana cards, so you can start shopping as soon as your recommendation is processed, usually within 24 to 48 hours. After your NuggMD evaluation, your physician sends your recommendation directly to the pharmacy you choose, and you pick up your medicine with your ID, similar to a prescription.
No. Louisiana pharmacies can only fill a recommendation from a Louisiana-licensed physician, so visiting patients need a Louisiana recommendation to buy medical cannabis in the state.
NuggMD patients can pay using their FSA. Insurance companies aren’t required to cover the cost of medical cannabis products or the state evaluation, but it’s possible that insurance companies begin to cover more costs for patients now that medical cannabis has been rescheduled to Schedule 3.
No. Your recommendation goes to the pharmacy you choose, which records it in a closed state database that the public can’t access. Louisiana doesn’t issue patient ID cards or keep a public registry.
Louisiana medical marijuana recommendations are valid for one year. Renew online with NuggMD about a week or two before yours expires so your pharmacy access isn’t interrupted.