CBD Laws in Louisiana

How Louisiana law treats cbd, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Hemp CBD products are legal in Louisiana but are regulated as consumable hemp products (any hemp-derived product with a cannabinoid such as CBD, including pet products). La. R.S. 3:1481(3), 3:1482, 3:1483

CBD	Hemp CBD products are legal in Louisiana but are regulated as consumable hemp products (any hemp-derived product with a cannabinoid such as CBD, including pet products). Each product must be registered with and approved by the Louisiana Department of Health, with a lab certificate of analysis, and labels may not make medical claims and must show the THC per serving. Sellers need a permit, may not sell to anyone under 21, and must keep products (other than hemp beverages) where customers cannot reach them without an employee. Retailers may not add hemp products to food or drinks they sell, and inhalable products and hemp flower for retail use are banned. R.S. 3:1481: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1147992; R.S. 3:1483: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1147994. The ban on pharmaceutical ingredients other than cannabidiol does not apply to topical products (R.S. 3:1483(B)(5)). This is separate from the state medical marijuana program. Source: La. R.S. 3:1481(3), 3:1482, 3:1483

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Hemp CBD products are legal in Louisiana but are regulated as consumable hemp products (any hemp-derived product with a cannabinoid such as CBD, including pet products). Each product must be registered with and approved by the Louisiana Department of Health, with a lab certificate of analysis, and labels may not make medical claims and must show the THC per serving. Sellers need a permit, may not sell to anyone under 21, and must keep products (other than hemp beverages) where customers cannot reach them without an employee. Retailers may not add hemp products to food or drinks they sell, and inhalable products and hemp flower for retail use are banned.

R.S. 3:1481: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1147992; R.S. 3:1483: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1147994. The ban on pharmaceutical ingredients other than cannabidiol does not apply to topical products (R.S. 3:1483(B)(5)). This is separate from the state medical marijuana program.

Source: La. R.S. 3:1481(3), 3:1482, 3:1483

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