Possessing Marijuana on School Campuses Now Carries Harsher Penalties

Drug use at high school event now carries big fine, imprisonment

New Louisiana law imposes jail time and fines for marijuana use near school sports events for fans and students.

Gov. Landry asks LHSAA to remind member schools about increased penalties for marijuana near campuses

Gov. Jeff Landry highlighted the new criminal penalties for the use or possession of marijuana near school campuses in a letter to the LHSAA.

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…

New law enforces prison time for marijuana possession in school zones

Louisiana's new law brings felony-level penalties for marijuana possession in school zones.

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…