Tag: Louisiana

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July 31, 2014
07/31/2014
Study: Arrests for Marijuana Offenses Increasing in Many States

Study: Arrests for Marijuana Offenses Increasing in Many States

Law enforcement in many states are making a greater number of marijuana arrests than ever before despite polling data showing that the majority of Americans believe that the adult...
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May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
Louisiana Legislature Approves Modest Marijuana Policy Reform

Louisiana Legislature Approves Modest Marijuana Policy Reform

Thursday, the Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly approved HB 681 — modest marijuana policy reform — with a vote of 30-7. The House previously approved the legislation in a near-unanimous vote,...
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May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.07)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.07)

A bid to ease access to medical marijuana for vets failed in Congress, but not by much; California continues to grapple with local regulation issues, limited CBD...
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May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.30)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.30)

Medical marijuana continues hot and heavy in state legislatures across the country, there’s a petition for a patient denied access to a liver transplant in California, two...
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February 19, 2014
02/19/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.02.19)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.02.19)

Bad cop, bad cop, whatcha gonna do when they come for you? A Seattle-area drug task force deputy defects to the life, a Louisiana deputy parties too...
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January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
Louisiana Citizens to Lawmakers: We Want Medical Marijuana

Louisiana Citizens to Lawmakers: We Want Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana advocates gathered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to tell lawmakers to legalize the plant for medicinal uses.
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January 22, 2014
01/22/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.01.22)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.01.22)

The stench grows in Philadelphia, a parole officer gets caught stealing parolee’s pills, a reserve cop tries to trade dope for sex, and jail guards continue to...
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December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
2013: The Year in Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

2013: The Year in Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

NORML and NORML Foundation are supported by cannabis consumers and other caring citizens. Please see our annual report and help us to keep going strong into 2014 by making...
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December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
10 States Most Addicted to Cigarette Smoking, Guess How Many Permit Cannabis Use

10 States Most Addicted to Cigarette Smoking, Guess How Many Permit Cannabis Use

Health.com recently used “government data on smoking (and quit) rates, smoking bans and restrictions, cigarette taxes and sales, and deaths attributable to smoking” to identify the top...
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September 6, 2013
09/06/2013
Support for Marijuana Legalization Blooming in the South

Support for Marijuana Legalization Blooming in the South

It is often said that the South will be the last region in the United States to take up marijuana legalization, but, as support grows nationwide, it...
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June 10, 2013
06/10/2013
Louisiana Penalty Reduction Bill Dies in Senate

Louisiana Penalty Reduction Bill Dies in Senate

A Louisiana marijuana penalty reduction bill is now dead, after failing to receive a 2/3 vote to even be discussed. The penalty reduction bill received 24 of...
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May 30, 2013
05/30/2013
Louisiana House OKs Bill to Lessen Some Marijuana Sentences

Louisiana House OKs Bill to Lessen Some Marijuana Sentences

Yesterday, the Louisiana House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to reduce harsh marijuana sentences for possession. Currently, a person arrested for marijuana possession will get up...
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May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
LA Bill to Soften Marijuana Penalties Inches Forward

LA Bill to Soften Marijuana Penalties Inches Forward

Louisiana’s HB 103 passed a House Committee yesterday, after more than an hour of debate. While far from marijuana decriminalization, HB 103 would reduce absolutely ridiculous current...
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April 1, 2013
04/01/2013
Cannabis and Athletics – The Tyrann Mathieu Debacle

Cannabis and Athletics – The Tyrann Mathieu Debacle

I’d like to take a moment and talk about marijuana and athletics. I was reading the news today and came across this article about Tyrann Mathieu, a former...
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January 24, 2013
01/24/2013
Louisiana Deputy Sheriff Scott Sigur Fired for Selling Synthetic Marijuana

Louisiana Deputy Sheriff Scott Sigur Fired for Selling Synthetic Marijuana

Scott Sigur, 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...
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January 22, 2013
01/22/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.21)

There’s something fishy in a Virginia evidence room, a Louisiana deputy gets in trouble for peddling fake weed, three suburban Chicago cops were running a dirty racket,...
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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
2 Louisiana High School Coaches Face Drug Charges

2 Louisiana High School Coaches Face Drug Charges

After receiving an anonymous tip stating that there were cars parked in the local high school parking lot containing drugs, the St. Landry Parish (Louisiana) Sheriff’s Office...
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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.14)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.14)

04:00pm A tweaked out former Oklahoma police chief cops a plea, a Mississippi cop admits to running interference for supposed drug traffickers, and a Louisiana narc...
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.07)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.07)

05:55pm Week after week, the beat goes on. Here’s the latest on the bad cop front. Let’s get to it: In Baltimore, a Baltimore police detective was...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
Mathieu, Jefferson, 2 Other Former LSU Football Players Charged With Marijuana Possession

Mathieu, Jefferson, 2 Other Former LSU Football Players Charged With Marijuana Possession

Police say they arrested four former LSU football players, including one-time Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu, after finding them with marijuana at Mathieu’s apartment.
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