Earlier this summer, the Louisiana State Senate approved a bill that would loosen the rules surrounding which doctors can recommend marijuana to patients and for what reasons. The changes in the law under House Bill 819, which took effect in August, allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana for any patient in need and removes restrictions…
In Louisiana, the rules surrounding the way marijuana is governed are constantly changing. In August, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed three bills into law that will dramatically expand the state’s medical cannabis program, including allowing medical practitioners to recommend patients with any weakening condition to use medical marijuana, offering protections for banks that service…
The Louisiana Senate committee voted to forward a bill that would designate possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony as a “crime of violence.” The proposal—labeled Senate Bill 188—still needs to be approved by the full Senate and the House and signed by the governor to become law. As it…
It has long been a question why some children commit crimes and not others. But in recent years, extensive scientific studies from child welfare associations, education bodies, and mental hygiene clinics have brought forth data that can better explain the contributing factors. Though each juvenile offense is the outcome of a complexity of causes, it’s…