Louisiana Recommendation Process

Once you’ve been approved by the doctor, you can go to the pharmacy that Dr. Cheryl sent your recommendation and purchase right away. 

A Louisiana resident may qualify for medical marijuana if their Healthcare Practitioner believes they have ANY “debilitating medical condition”. Some of these conditions include: 

· Cancer.

· Glaucoma.

· Any of the following neurodegenerative diseases and conditions:

· Alzheimer's disease.

· Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

· Huntington's disease.

· Lewy body dementia.

· Motor neuron disease.

· Parkinson's disease.

· Spinal muscular atrophy.

· Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus.

· Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

· Cachexia or wasting syndrome.

· Seizure disorders.

· Epilepsy.

· Spasticity.

· Severe muscle spasms.

· Intractable pain.

· Crohn's disease.

· Muscular dystrophy.

· Multiple sclerosis.

· Post traumatic stress disorder.

· Any of the following conditions associated with autism spectrum disorder:

· Repetitive or self-stimulatory behavior of such severity that the physical health of the person with autism is jeopardized.

· Avoidance of others or inability to communicate of such severity that the physical health of the person with autism is jeopardized.

· Self-injuring behavior.

· Physically aggressive or destructive behavior.

· Traumatic brain injury.

· A concussion diagnosed by a physician.

· Chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia.

· Chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease.

· Any condition for which a patient is receiving hospice care or palliative care.

· Any condition not otherwise specified in this Subparagraph that a physician, in his medical opinion, considers debilitating to an individual patient