Possessing Marijuana on School Campuses Now Carries Harsher Penalties
Landry says schools should warn students and spectators that smoking or vaping marijuana within 2,000 feet of campus can bring up to one year in jail.
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Louisiana Governor Asks Schools To Publicize New Marijuana Penalties That Will Jail People For Smoking Near Campuses
Louisiana’s governor is asking schools to publicize a new law he signed that threatens to send people to jail for up to one year if they smoke marijuana within 2,000 feet of a school property—including a college campus. The legislation that Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed in May applies to people who violate drug laws […] The post Louisiana Governor Asks Schools To Publicize New Marijuana Penalties That Will Jail People For Smoking Near Campuses app…
Possessing marijuana on school campuses now carries harsher penalties
BATON ROUGE — With school back in full swing and football season kicking off, Gov. Jeff Landry reminds students that the laws regarding marijuana on and around school campuses now carry harsher penalties. The crackdown on marijuana policy comes from Act 305, which was passed in the regular legislative session at the beginning of August. The law states that possessing and smoking marijuana, of any quantity, on campus property or within 2,000 feet…
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