*You must be a current patient with a recommendation in order to place an online order.
**Orders without a valid recommendation will not be accepted.
Medical marijuana is now legally available to Louisiana patients, with Baton Rouge’s Capitol Wellness Solutions recording the state’s first-ever regulated medical – cannabis sales transactions at the dispensary’s 8037 Picardy Ave. location.
Randy J. Mire, Pharm.D
CEO and Founder
“I own several pharmacies around the state and we ship to several states. Being on the cutting edge of a medication like this and being able to offer it to local patients is something I am really excited about.”
Our Pharmacists
Randy J. Mire, Pharm.D
Randy J. Mire is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capitol Wellness Solutions. Randy has a singular focus, to give the people of Louisiana the highest pharmaceutical care possible.
TJ Woodard, Pharm.D
TJ is a staff pharmacist at Capitol Wellness Solutions. He joined the Capitol team in 2017. He is dedicated to safely and professionally providing medical marijuana therapy to those patients who are desperately in need of it.
Amy Nguyen, Pharm.D
Amy Nguyen is the Owner Managing Officer for Capitol Wellness Solutions. She is primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws and rules pertaining to the operation of a pharmacy.
Elma De Wit Swanepoel, Pharm.D
Elma is the Pharmacist in Charge of Capitol Wellness Solutions. Her passion for medical marijuana, homeopathic medicines, and other natural solutions, has helped her achieve a more balanced medicinal approach for her patients.
Michael Dufour, Pharm.D
Michael Dufour is a staff pharmacist at Capitol Wellness Solutions. Mike joined the Capitol team in 2020. He loves caring for patients and helping them understand their medications and how to best use them.
Hieu Luu, Pharm.D
Hieu is a Staff Pharmacist at Capitol Wellness Solutions. Since joining the Capitol team, he has found a sense of purpose and happiness being able to consult with patients and see the improvement in their physical and mental health with their marijuana therapy.
Here in Louisiana, we’re seeing a very different approach that has a good viability to become the gold-standard of what medical marijuana programs should look like.
– Mark Slaugh, Cannabis Consultant
What Conditions Are Treatable
With Medical Marijuana in Louisiana?
As of August 1st, 2020, physicians can now recommend Medical Cannabis for any condition that they consider debilitating to their patient.
How to Become a…
Medical Marijuana
Patient?
As of August 1st, 2020, any Louisiana licensed Medical Doctor in good standing with the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners may recommend Medical Cannabis to their patients.
If you need assistance finding a recommending physician, please contact us today:
(225) 800-9420
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- See below for a list of physicians actively recommending medical marijuana in our area.
- Have a condition your physician deems debilitating
- Get an evaluation and recommendation from a physician
- Patients will need to have their recommendation FAXED or e-scribed in the future by a prescriber directly to Capitol Wellness Solutions. Handwritten hard copies, and telephone orders, CANNOT be accepted
Physicians who would like to recommend medical cannabis to their patients can request this from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. You can visit the Louisiana Association for Therapeutic Alternatives website for an online form to submit this request:
Telemedicine Providers
Rome Sherrod III, M.D.
Mari Medical
Elevate Holistics
PrestoDoctor
MMJ.com
LA Medical Marijuana Doctors
Green Leaf Medical Center
Leafwell
Releaf Med
TeleLeaf
The Healing Clinics
Leafy DOC
Use discount code CAPPHA to get a recommendation for $99/ year
Victor H. Chou, M.D.
CannaHealrx
Same day recommendations for $79/ year
Cher Aymond, M.D.
$75 for Veterans and Transfer Patients
In-Person Recommendations
Victor H. Chou, MD
12011 Bricksome Ave. Ste D
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 800-3162
Rome Sherrod III, MD
13013 Justice Ave
Baton Rouge, LA. 70816
(225) 610-2013
Kevin J. Callerame, MD
5247 Didesse Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA. 70808
(225) 215-2193
Raynando Banks, MD
8251 Summa Ave, Ste B
Baton Rouge, LA. 70809
(225) 387-7858
Leone F. Elliott, MD
3488 Brentwood Dr, Ste 103
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 384-5378
Gregory Ward, MD
10627 Hillary Ct
Baton Rouge, LA. 70810
(225) 766-1616
Csilla Linszky, MD
7865 Jefferson Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA. 70809
(225) 888-4443
Green Leaf Medical Center
832 E. Boston St. Suite 6
Covington, LA 70433
(504) 940-4942
Cher Aymond, MD
4605 N Unviersity Ave
Carencro, LA 70520
(337) 565-2239
What forms of Medical Marijuana are allowed in Louisiana?
Available today are cannabis tinctures, which is the concentrated extract applied under the tongue via dropper, a distillate syringe (RSO) for oral administration and a topical cream that can be applied to the skin. Also available are gelatin-based chewables, an edible form of cannabis medication, and metered-dose inhalers, delivering a certain amount of medicine through your mouth and into your lungs.
As of January 1, 2022, flower is available as a form of medical cannabis in the state of Louisiana.
What is flower?
Flower refers to the trichome-covered part of a female cannabis plant. Otherwise known as bud, cannabis flower is a versatile medication and the most popular form of cannabis. While smoking in a pipe or joint is the most common way to medicate, vaporizing in a vaporizer, and incorporating into edibles are also viable treatment options.
As the medical marijuana program grows in Louisiana, we expect more dosage forms to become approved and/or available.
Tinctures are administered either: (click here)
Orally
- You place the instructed dosage into your mouth and swallow. You should start to feel the effects coming on between 30 to 90 minutes, with a peak maximum effect reached after two to three hours, and last for about 4 to 12 hours, depending on the dose.
Sublingually
- You place the instructed dosage under your tongue and hold for 30 seconds and then swallow. This helps get the medicine into your bloodstream quicker and is a preferred method that will allow you to feel the effects coming on faster and stronger.
What are Topical Creams?
Topicals can include cannabis-infused lotions, balms, and oils that are absorbed through the skin for localized relief of pain, soreness, and inflammation. Topicals are often used by patients who want the therapeutic benefits of marijuana without the cerebral euphoria associated with other delivery methods as they are non-intoxicating.
What is a Distillate Syringe?
It is a highly concentrated oil that can be used sublingually underneath the tongue or orally indigested.
This is an edible form of medicine that contains cannabis. A popular method of delivery for medicinal marijuana, people should exercise caution when using edibles, especially for the first time. Patients should always adhere to the recommended dosage.
What is a Metered-Dose Inhaler?
This is a small, hand-held device filled with medicine. It helps deliver a certain amount of medicine through your mouth and into your lungs.
*You must be a current patient with a recommendation in order to place an online order.
**Orders without a valid recommendation will not be accepted.
CBD Products
Cannabis is a plant that contains over 400 different chemical compounds. The two most commonly known naturally occurring compounds are THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol).
There are two types of cannabis plants. One type of cannabis plant is marijuana, which contains varying levels of THC, the compound that produces the “high.” Another type of cannabis plant is hemp, which has extremely low concentrations of THC (no more than 0.30%).
CBD is naturally contained in and can be extracted from either marijuana or hemp. Regardless of whether CBD is extracted from marijuana or hemp, CBD will not make you “high.”
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