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Louisiana’s Marijuana Legislation Struggles to Get on 2016 Ballot

About a week before the Louisiana Legislature convened, state Rep. Dalton Honore trekked to Denver for field research related to legislation he's pushing in Louisiana. The journey brought him just a few blocks from the Colorado State Capitol, to a…

LSU Survey Finds Louisiana Residents More Tolerant Towards Marijuana

Louisiana residents, for the most part, have a much more relaxed and tolerant approach toward marijuana than current state laws reflect, according to findings from a statewide survey conducted by LSU this winter. LSU conducted its poll of 980 state residents between…

Louisiana Legislator: Get It Before the People and Legalization Will Come

A Louisiana legislator has proposed putting marijuana legalization to a statewide vote during the presidential election in 2016. Rep. Dalton Honore, D-Baton Rouge, has filed legislation to put possession, distribution and dispensing of marijuana and its derivatives on the Louisiana ballot Nov.…

How Far Will Louisiana go When it Comes to Marijuana?

Should marijuana be sold legally in Louisiana? At least two legislators are going to push bills to allow medical marijuana in Louisiana, but no proposals to legalize other types of marijuana use have been introduced so far. Legislation to simply lessen the…

Industrial Hemp the Crop of the Future

October 9, 2014
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Hemp Business Executive, International, Louisiana, Policy & Legal

The region is buzzing with talk of industrial hemp (iHemp) but potential growers have found it hard to separate fact from fiction regarding methods to grow the crop, existing markets and its potential returns. Realising this disconnect, Regional Development Australia…

Denver crime stats since marijuana legalization buck fears of Louisiana lawmakers over lowering penalties

In the first five months since Colorado legalized marijuana, homicides in Denver fell by more than 40 percent, according to government data. The new data from the Mile-High city, one Louisiana lawmaker said, might help persuade his colleagues in the legislature who opposed marijuana law reform during…

Louisiana Legislature Approves Modest Marijuana Policy Reform

Thursday, the Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly approved HB 681 — modest marijuana policy reform — with a vote of 30-7. The House previously approved the legislation in a near-unanimous vote, 92-1! HB 681 would make positive, albeit modest, reforms to the way…

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