New Orleans Police Officer Indicted in Marijuana Raid Killing
In an unusual step, the New Orleans police officer who shot and killed an unarmed young man during a March drug raid aimed at small-time marijuana distribution has been indicted on manslaughter...
View ArticleNew Orleans Prosecutor Arrested After Joint Falls from His Pocket in Court
NEW ORLEANS, LA — A New Orleans city attorney was arrested for possession of marijuana and suspended from his job after a joint tumbled from his pocket in front of police in court. Jason Cantrell, 43,...
View ArticleSouthern States Watching Arkansas Medical Marijuana Vote
SHREVEPORT, LA — Shreveport, Louisiana resident Missy Matthews is keeping a close eye on Issue 5, the Arkansas medical marijuana ballot initiative. Arkansans will decide Nov. 6 whether patients with a...
View ArticleLA: Deputy Sheriff Fired for Selling Synthetic Marijuana
JEFFERSON, LA — A Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy was fired last week when a Sheriff’s Office investigation determined that he had been selling synthetic marijuana online after it was outlawed in...
View ArticleLouisiana Bill Would End Mandatory Minimums for Marijuana Possession
BATON ROUGE, LA — A Louisiana lawmaker has filed legislation to reduce mandatory minimum penalties for certain marijuana offenses in a state with a reputation for some of the harshest marijuana laws in...
View ArticleLouisiana Marijuana Penalty Reduction Bill Advances
BATON ROUGE, LA — In a state with a reputation for having some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, a bill that would reduce mandatory minimum penalties for some marijuana possession...
View ArticleLouisiana House Passes Bill to Reduce Mandatory Minimums for Marijuana
BATON ROUGE, LA — In a state with a reputation for having some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, an amended version of a bill that would reduce mandatory minimum penalties for repeat...
View ArticleBill to Reduce Mandatory Minimums for Marijuana Dies in Louisiana Senate...
BATON ROUGE, LA — In a state with a reputation for having some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, an attempt to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for repeat marijuana possession offenses...
View ArticleNew Orleans Police Officer Jailed for 2012 Killing of Wendell Allen
NEW ORLEANS, LA — A New Orleans police officer who gunned down an unarmed 20-year-old man during a 2012 marijuana raid pleaded guilty to manslaughter last Friday and was led off to begin serving a...
View ArticleLouisianians Favor Marijuana Legalization, Poll Finds
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Fifty-three percent of Louisiana voters favor making marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and regulating its sales, according to a July 2013 poll conducted by Public Policy...
View ArticleLouisiana Lawmakers to Study, Discuss Marijuana Legalization
BATON ROUGE, LA — Lawmakers in Louisiana will meet later this month to discuss the ”feasibility and effectiveness” of marijuana legalization in the Bayou State. The House Criminal Justice Committee...
View ArticleLittle Legislative Support for Medical Marijuana in Louisiana, Hearing Finds
BATON ROUGE, LA – Proposals to legalize marijuana for medical use in Louisiana would pass if put to a public vote, a state lawmaker told a legislative committee hearing. Following a four-hour hearing,...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Gaining Traction in Deep South
ATLANTA, GA — Medical marijuana has been a non-starter in recent years in the Deep South, where many Republican lawmakers feared it could lead to widespread drug use and social ills. That now appears...
View ArticleLouisiana Man Sentenced to 13 Years Hard Labor for Possession of 2 Marijuana...
By Drug Policy AllianceNEW ORLEANS—The Drug Policy Alliance filed an amicus brief Wednesday urging the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the egregious prison sentence of Bernard Noble, a 48-year old...
View ArticleLouisiana Senate Committee Kills Medical Marijuana Bill
By Thomas H. ClarkeBATON ROUGE, LA – A bill that would have created one of the country’s most restrictive medical marijuana programs died in the Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee on...
View ArticleLouisiana Legislature Approves Modest Marijuana Policy Reform
By Marijuana Policy ProjectBATON ROUGE, LA — In a state with a reputation for having some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, the Louisiana Senate inched closer to more sensible marijuana...
View ArticleNew Orleans Police Kill Unarmed Man During Pot Investigation
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The New Orleans Police Department has confirmed that the search warrant they were serving Wednesday night when 20 year old Wendell Allen was shot and killed by a plain clothes...
View ArticleNew Orleans Police Officer Indicted in Marijuana Raid Killing
In an unusual step, the New Orleans police officer who shot and killed an unarmed young man during a March drug raid aimed at small-time marijuana distribution has been indicted on manslaughter...
View ArticleNew Orleans Prosecutor Arrested After Joint Falls from His Pocket in Court
NEW ORLEANS, LA — A New Orleans city attorney was arrested for possession of marijuana and suspended from his job after a joint tumbled from his pocket in front of police in court. Jason Cantrell, 43,...
View ArticleSouthern States Watching Arkansas Medical Marijuana Vote
SHREVEPORT, LA — Shreveport, Louisiana resident Missy Matthews is keeping a close eye on Issue 5, the Arkansas medical marijuana ballot initiative. Arkansans will decide Nov. 6 whether patients with a...
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