The New Orleans City Council on Thursday pardoned thousands of people who have been summoned to court for marijuana possession and plans automatic pardons for future recipients of the citations - historic steps aimed at bringing New Orleans as clo...

August 5, 2021

The new law makes possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana — a half-ounce — a misdemeanor crime carrying a fine up to $100, even for repeat offenses. BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is ending ja...

July 31, 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said he has signed legislation that reduces penalties for Louisiana residents caught with small amounts of marijuana. Edwards was clear in his assertion that he has not “decriminalized...

June 15, 2021

As Bill Clinton once said, ‘I tried it, but I didn’t inhale!’ In terms of cannabis legislation, the past few years have proved pivotal in terms of progress with New York, New Mexico and Virginia recently joining a list of 15 othe...

June 8, 2021

Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to eliminate the possibility of jail time for possession of small amounts of marijuana, a sharp change in the state’s historically hard stance against the drug and the latest indication of shifting attitudes s...

June 7, 2021

In an apparent signal that the legalization of marijuana is dead for this session, the House on Monday passed a resolution by Rep. Marcus Bryant, D-New Iberia, calling for a study of the “impact” of legalization and use of recreational...

May 25, 2021

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, expressed his belief that marijuana will soon be legalized in his state, while asserting that he still has concerns about allowing people to consume the plant.The Louisiana state legislature was con...

May 20, 2021

New Orleans, Louisiana 2021-05-20 09:07:00 – After the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the process of bringing cannabis into an open ballot was flawed, what seemed like a big win for medical marijuana proponents turned around. Voters ...

May 20, 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bid to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana is over this legislative session after failing to gain enough support from lawmakers. The House on Tuesday rejected Republican Rep. Richard Nelso...

May 19, 2021

Just a day after a bill to legalize marijuana in Louisiana stalled in the state legislature, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said on his live radio program Wednesday that cannabis legalization “is going to happen in Louisiana eventually.” &#...

May 19, 2021

(The Center Square) – Legalizing marijuana in Louisiana died for the year Tuesday after lawmakers shot down a bill that called for taxing the product if it became legal.Though House Bill 699 by Mandeville Republican Rep. Richard Nelson calle...

May 18, 2021

Proponents of reforming Louisiana’s drug laws have dreamed of the day when state lawmakers would seriously consider removing or significantly reducing penalties for possession of small amounts of cannabis. Most assumed it would never happen ...

May 14, 2021