Louisiana proposal opens the door to prison time for youths caught with less than 14 grams of pot - via TheGrowthOp cannabis news
As for individuals over 18, repeated infractions for 14 grams or less of cannabis would not spark any prison time, according to theBagley reportedly contests the characterization that the bill is being used to imprison youths and is quoted as saying the reasoning relates to schools in his community being unable to keep weed off campuses.Article content
The main thrust seems to be that the possibility of incarceration will set youths on the right path, away from the offences and toward rehabilitative programs.Republican State Rep. Nicholas Muscarello may support relaxing cannabis rules somewhat but still voted for the amendment. “We are trying to rehabilitate children. This allows our courts to kind of keep them in check and put them in drug courts,” the publication cites Muscarello as saying. “No judge is putting a kid in jail for six months for marijuana.”
Beyond penalties relating to possessing 14 grams of less of cannabis, having between 14 grams and 1.1 kilograms is still a misdemeanour charge punishable by six months incarceration and a fine. Any amount more than that becomes a felony that, depending on the amount involved, could result in as long as 40 years in prison and a million-dollar fine,