This week’s update highlights important legalization advancement in Maryland, medical cannabis advancement in South Carolina, and additional important movements in Delaware, Illinois and other states.
Tag: Louisiana
This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Maryland, Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, and several other states.
Here is NORML’s weekly update on state legislative activity in Alaska, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Delaware, and Georgia.
New state and local laws amending marijuana policies will take effect on the first day of the new year.
House Bill 652 amends state law so that offenses involving the possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana are punishable by a fine of no more than $100 – no arrest and no jail time.
The measure allows patients to purchase up to two and a half ounces of medical cannabis flower per 14 day period.
“The passage of this legislation is great progress toward ending the racially discriminatory policy of branding otherwise law-abiding Louisianans as criminals for minor marijuana possession offenses when law enforcement should instead be focusing on fighting legitimate crime.”
While there would be no possibility of jail time under the bill, these offenses would still be classified as misdemeanors.