“I don’t want us to cry wolf,” says the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “We have to do these studies in a way that can identify risks.”

The state’s dispensaries open for business, as Louisiana becomes the first Deep South state to offer legal medical cannabis.

“We haven’t seen an increase in use among youth but we are seeing a difference in how young people are consuming,” said the study’s co-author. “Understanding that can help to inform public health efforts.”

Patients in Louisiana have been waiting years for medical marijuana, after lawmakers created the regulatory framework for dispensing therapeutic cannabis in 2015.

Immigrants face severe consequences for cannabis, even in states where it is legal. From 2003 to August 2018, more than 45,000 people were deported nationwide for simple possession.

Conflict is such a bummer, man. But hey: Look for Woodstock preroll packs coming soon to a dispensary near you!

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said that if the product collected Monday is free of contaminants, medical cannabis could reach patients early next week.

Customers from Idaho, where cannabis remains illegal, waited in line for more than three hours to shop at Weedology, a new store near the Oregon–Idaho border.

It’ll be a $50 ticket for holding less than one ounce, $200 for one to two ounces of cannabis.

Labs run dry, staff are furloughed, and shelves go bare when product-tracking software breaks down. It happened again this week.