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On June 30, 2015, Governor Bobby Jindal signed SB 143, which significantly reduced penalties for possession of cannabis. Under the bill, first time possession is punishable by a $300 fine and 15 days in jail, a second offense by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, a third offense by up a $2,500 fine and up to two years in jail, and fourth or subsequent offenses by up to a $5,000 fine ...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a series of bills that expand marijuana users' rights, while shielding banks, and physicians from being sanctioned nor penalized. As of Aug. 1, all ...
The Louisiana law also says schools may choose to display the Mayflower Compact — a statement signed during the trans-Atlantic voyage by Protestant separatists who opposed the Church of England ...
More than two dozen new laws take effect in Louisiana with the start of the new year, including updates to medical marijuana and state income taxes.
The Louisiana Revised Statutes (R.S.) contain a significant amount of legislation, arranged in titles or codes. [2] Apart from this, the Louisiana Civil Code forms the core of private law, [3] the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (C.C.P.) governs civil procedure, the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure (C.Cr.P.) governs criminal procedure, the Louisiana Code of Evidence governs the law of ...
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Teen usage of delta-8 THC, a legal marijuana alternative, is on the rise. The new study is one of the first to research how teens use delta-8.
The report found that despite marijuana use being roughly equal between blacks and whites, blacks are 3.73 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. [167] Tough marijuana policies have also resulted in the disproportionate mass deportation of over 250,000 legal immigrants in the United States. [168]