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Louisiana, a state where “legalized medical marijuana” means that non-smokable cannabis products may be purchased from a registered pharmacy on the recommendation of a doctor (such as CBD oil), is now on the verge of decriminalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Fines, But No Jail
An item in the Wall St. Journal on 26 May cites the Associated Press as reporting that a committee of the Louisiana Senate agreed to send to the full Senate a proposal that would eliminate jail time for possession of up to a half-ounce of marijuana, make such possession a misdemeanor, and limit fines to $100, even for repeat offenses.
The proposal has already won approval in the Louisiana House of Representatives, and Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced his intention to sign it into law if it passes the Senate.
Supporters say the measure would free up the courts and also allow police to focus their efforts on more serious violations.
TREND FORECAST: As we have been forecasting for years, nations and states will legalize cannabis to gain more tax revenue. And, totally absent in the mainstream media coverage is how tens of millions of lives have been ruined by locking up those who smoke pot, while tens of millions die from the effects of Big Pharma “side effects.”
We have also been forecasting for years that more and more states would approve marijuana use in some form, and that marijuana would be a growth industry. This article from May 2015 makes the case for decriminalization over outright legalization: “LEGALIZING WEED MEANS REGULATION, TAXES, UNFAIR COMPETITION.”