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  • The History of Marijuana’s 420 Day

    The History of Marijuana’s 420 Day

    504 301-2363   PHONE   504 302-2320   FAX   1667 Tchoupitoulas Street, Suite B., New Orleans, LA 70130   WE DELIVER Home The H & W Drug Store Story FOR PHYSICIANS PRODUCTS FLOWER LIST OF PHYSICIANS FAQs Contacts The History of Marijuana’s 420 Day April 20th is known by many as “420 day.” While…

  • Medical marijuana legislation progress in Louisiana Legislature

    Medical marijuana legislation progress in Louisiana Legislature

    The state Senate voted 28-6 Wednesday to approve a bill to make medical marijuana more widely available across Louisiana. House Bill 819 would lift regulations that require doctors to register with the state to recommend it and that limit its use in treating diseases. Under the measure, any state-licensed physician could recommend medical marijuana for…

  • H&W Announces Plan to Lower Medical Marijuana Prices

    H&W Announces Plan to Lower Medical Marijuana Prices

    The Dispensary Will Also Serve as Retail Outlet for CBD Line Produced by Southern University Responding to the concerns of patients over the prices of medicinal marijuana, H&W Dispensary, which serves the New Orleans region (Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes) and is the only Black-owned dispensary in the state, recently announced that it…

  • City Business presents The 2020 Science of Marijuana Round Table

    City Business presents The 2020 Science of Marijuana Round Table

    The perception of marijuana is changing around the nation, and particularly in Louisiana where medical marijuana became available to residents this year. New regulations allowed certain pharmacies around the state to dispense medical marijuana to patients who have their doctor’s approval to use it. The drug has been lauded as another choice for people dealing…

  • Local pharmacies begin selling medical marijuana

    Local pharmacies begin selling medical marijuana

    A local pharmacy that recently began selling medical marijuana says there’s a healthy demand for the product. A select group of pharmacies in the state is allowed to dispense medical marijuana to certain patients.

  • Medical Marijuana May Be Available in LA Dispensaries as Early as Next Week

    Medical Marijuana May Be Available in LA Dispensaries as Early as Next Week

    NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – After a long wait, medical marijuana may finally be ready for Louisiana patients as early as next week. Patients who live in the New Orleans metro area should be able to pick up medical marijuana recommendations from the H&W Drug Store if the product passes the final phase of testing…

  • H&W Set to Open Medical Marijuana Dispensary Monday

    H&W Set to Open Medical Marijuana Dispensary Monday

    H&W is the only authorized dispensary in the area serving Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes After serving the Greater New Orleans area for more than 50 years, Black-owned H & W Drug Store has expanded by opening a third location that offers medical marijuana to patients who have an existing recommendation by a…

  • Louisiana Debuts Medical Marijuana

    Louisiana Debuts Medical Marijuana

    Duke Carter talks with Dr. Ruston Henry a pharmacist at one of the first Louisiana Pharmacies that will be distributing Medical Marijuana, H&W Drug Store about the process of gaining a prescription.

  • First batch of Louisiana’s medical marijuana cleared for release Tuesday to pharmacies by regulators

    First batch of Louisiana’s medical marijuana cleared for release Tuesday to pharmacies by regulators

    State agriculture regulators have cleared Louisiana’s first batch of medical marijuana for release to pharmacies, ending months of delays getting the product cleared for patients.  John Davis, the head GB Sciences Louisiana, said medical marijuana will be released to pharmacies on Tuesday and that’s when the first patients can get access to the drug. The…

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