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Half Ounce of Pot Gets Louisiana Man 20 Years in Prison

By IBW21September 26, 2013August 24th, 2018No Comments

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While Colorado and Washington have de-criminalized recreational use of marijuana and twenty states allow use for medical purposes, a Louisiana man was sentenced to twenty years in prison in New Orleans criminal court for possessing 15 grams, .529 of an ounce, of marijuana.

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