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Gov. Jindal signs marijuana penalty reduction
Penalties for simple marijuana possession are decreasing in Louisiana effective immediately.
The reduction came with Gov. Bobby Jindal’s signing into law of a measure approved during the 2015 Louisiana Legislature.
Jindal’s office announced the bill signing Monday.
House Bill 149 sponsor state Rep. Austin Badon, D-New Orleans, called it “a compassionate, smart and just approach to justice reform.”
The state’s sheriffs and district attorneys as well as the ACLU and the Catholic Bishops supported the measure.
Read more: http://blogs.theadvocate.com/politicsblog/2015/06/29/gov-jindal-signs-marijuana-penalty-reduction/