December 22, 2024

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New Louisiana abortion, policing, marijuana laws take effect Sunday

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana ends jail sentence for possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana, adds new requirements for doctors administering the abortion pill, and restricts when police officers can use stranglehold as more than 250 new laws go into effect Sunday .

Streets get new names. Candidates for office can now receive unlimited sums from political action committees. Rules are adjusted when judges have to retire. And a new crime is being added to the books because someone is charged with staging a car accident.

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Restaurants are allowed to sell pre-packaged, measured, ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages for delivery. The official Louisiana state song list will include “Southern Nights” by New Orleans native Allen Toussaint. And those convicted of crimes in Louisiana who have been suspended or suspended for five years and come out of jail can serve on a jury.

Once passed by lawmakers, most of Louisiana’s new laws will come into effect in early August. The latest changes were approved in the regular meeting that ended in June.

Recreational marijuana

Starting Sunday, people in Louisiana caught with small amounts of recreational marijuana will be jailed only with a fine and no option.

Starting Sunday, people in Louisiana caught with small amounts of recreational marijuana will be jailed only with a fine and no option. The new law makes possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana – half an ounce – a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $ 100, even for repeated offenses.

The change comes as attitudes towards cannabis have changed in the state. Several Louisiana communities had fined rather than arrested for possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana, and Louisiana has had a legal medical marijuana program for several years.