WWL Radio in New Orleans, btw it is the CFRB, CFRA, CJAD, CKNW, WJR, you get the idea I think, of Nawlins, WWL AM and FM's Dave Cohen reports that the District Attorney of New Orleans, Leon Cannizzaro, in a Paul Martinesque move, is of the mind that trying pot smokers at the state level in New Orleans is passe.
He would like marijuana charges to be moved from the state docket to the municipal docket.
The D.A. wanted to make it clear that he doesn't want this to be misinterpreted. "I am not here advocating the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana in any way whatsoever," he told the council. Furthermore he pointed out that the maximum penalty for simple marijuana possession would remain six months in jail and/or a $500 fine.
State judges, not surprisingly, are against such a move, primarily I would think because it would mean less work for them and less work equals less money.
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