A bill signed by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards took effect August 1st making a step forward in marijuana legalization in Louisiana. The new law decriminalizes small amounts of cannabis possession for personal use.
Getting caught with 14 grams or less can now get you charged with a misdemeanor rather than a felony. You’ll face up to a $100 fine without jail time.
Governor Edwards also signed a bill allowing medical cannabis patients to legally smoke whole-plant marijuana flower (instead of the previous medical program that only allowed vaporizing cannabis via a “metered-dose inhaler.”
“Son of a gun, we’re gonna have big fun, on the Bayou!”