Penalties for Marijuana Possession Reduced in New Orleans About a month ago, I wrote about the possibility of the New Orleans City Counsel reducing the penalties for possession of Marijuana in the city limits. The Counsel voted unanimously on March 17 to allow police more leeway in issuing citations for simple marijuana possession. The… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Marijuana Legalization
New Orleans city council weighing reduced pot penalties
City of New Orleans Considers Reducing Penalties for Marijuana Possession The New Orleans City Council is considering a measure that would significantly reduce the penalties for marijuana possession. At a council committee meeting in late January, Councilwoman Susan Guidry outlined a proposal in which police officers could issue a simple warning for marijuana possession… Read more »
LACDL Adopts Marijuana Policy Statement
I am happy to report that the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ (LACDL) voted last week to adopt an official policy statement related to the possession and use of marijuana. The 2014 legislative session has a number of marijuana-related bills up for debate. The LACDL Marijuana Policy Statement is as follows: We… Read more »
Possession of Marijuana & Drug Paraphernalia — Kenner
If you have been arrested or charged with possession of marijuana or drug paraphernalia in Kenner. Contact our firm to speak with a New Orleans Drug Crimes Defense Attorney. Kenner Municipal Code Sec. 7-191. — Possession of Marijuana Marijuana is hereby defined as follows: Marijuana means all parts of the plants… Read more »
New Bill Would Eradicate Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Marijuana Possession In Louisiana
New Orleans Drug Crimes Defense Attorney Elizabeth B. Carpenter Law — New Orleans Marijuana Defense Attorney Serving Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. John, Baton Rouge, St. Charles, Plaquemines Parishes. New Bill Would Eradicate Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Marijuana Possession In Louisiana Both the Louisiana House and Senate will reconvene for the… Read more »
Appeals Court Considers Marijuana Reclassification — New Orleans Criminal Defense Attorney
NEW ORLEANS MARIJUANA DEFENSE ATTORNEY If you have been arrested for a Marijuana Offense in Louisiana, Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. Our fees are always discounted for Marijuana Offenses. Serving Clients in Orleans Parish, St. Tammany Parish, St. John Parish, St. James Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, Assumption Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish,… Read more »
New Hampshire House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
Louisiana Marijuana Defense Attorney Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. — Serving clients in Orleans, Jefferson, Terrebonne, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Tammany, St. John, Assumption and Plaquemines Parishes. Support the decriminalization of Marijuana! New Hampshire House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill by Phillip Smith, stopthedrugwar.org The New Hampshire House barely passed a marijuana decriminalization bill Thursday. The… Read more »
Louisiana Marijuana Laws
NEW ORLEANS MARIJUANA ATTORNEY Attorney Elizabeth B Carpenter has been a supporter of reforming Marijuana Laws for many years. Currently, Louisiana has some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, and it has the fifth-highest marijuana arrest rate in the United States. Additionally, Louisiana has never had a law that effectively protects medical… Read more »