LA: New marijuana law may help get early release
CALCASIEU PARISH, LA (KPLC) -
If you think there are too many in jail or prison for possession of marijuana, you'll likely support the new law signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The lower penalties take effect immediately. Someone caught with less than 14 grams of marijuana will face up to 15 days in jail and up to six months if caught with less than 2 1/2 pounds. The maximum penalty drops from 20 years in prison to eight years.
The law mostly affects those who are arrested in the future -- as it reduces fines and sentences and whether incarceration may involve time in jail or prison.
It won't automatically reduce sentences for those already in jail or prison.
However, local defense attorney Walt Sanchez said it may help them get an earlier release.
"This doesn't change the sentence ,but it's a message to the board of pardons and to the governor's...
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