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NOLA will no longer prosecute "small amounts of all drugs", except Heroin and Fentanyl
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:37 pm
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Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams' office said Tuesday it is refusing to prosecute charges of possessing small amounts of all drugs except heroin and fentanyl.
Williams spoke often about refusing marijuana possession charges during his successful campaign for office last fall. But current policy from the district attorney’s office goes further to include amounts intended for personal use of drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamines and black market painkillers.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:38 pm to Fun Bunch
As it should be.
Libertarians Unite!!
Libertarians Unite!!
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:39 pm to Fun Bunch
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NOLA will no longer prosecute "small amounts of all drugs", except Heroin and Fentanyl
Why prosecute any drugs?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:39 pm to Fun Bunch
PCP sales going through the roof
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:39 pm to Fun Bunch
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except Heroin and Fentanyl
So only the white trash drugs?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:39 pm to Fun Bunch
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NOLA will no longer prosecute "small amounts of all drugs"
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Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams' office said Tuesday it is refusing to prosecute charges of possessing small amounts of all drugs except heroin and fentanyl.
Not surprising coming from a criminal DA himself.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:39 pm to The Boat
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The exception to the policy, of heroin and fentanyl possession cases, involves a category tied to last year’s staggering increase in overdose deaths in New Orleans. Accidental drug-related deaths grew 51% in 2020 from the year before, according to the coroner’s office. Of last year’s 365 accidental drug deaths, 284 involved fentanyl.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:40 pm to Fun Bunch
NOLA doing something right for a change
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:40 pm to goofball
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except Heroin and Fentanyl
So only the white trash drugs?
Those are the ones responsible for a VAST majority of overdose deaths. That is why.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:41 pm to goofball
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So only the white trash drugs?
Did I miss where it said meth?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:41 pm to Fun Bunch
This is fine.
We have mountains of evidence that status quo/increased prosecution of these crimes has virtually no effect of the prevalence of illegal narcotics in society.
We’ve been prosecuting these crimes for decades and it hasn’t worked. Resources should be allocated elsewhere.
We have mountains of evidence that status quo/increased prosecution of these crimes has virtually no effect of the prevalence of illegal narcotics in society.
We’ve been prosecuting these crimes for decades and it hasn’t worked. Resources should be allocated elsewhere.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:41 pm to fightin tigers
I am very much in favor of this...but it only historically works in places that have a corresponding increase in Rehab, etc facilities and programs.
Personally I would rather shift the entire war on drugs from incarceration and prohibition to tolerance and rehab.
Personally I would rather shift the entire war on drugs from incarceration and prohibition to tolerance and rehab.
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:41 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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Resources should be allocated elsewhere.
Oh, I'm sure they will be.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:42 pm to Fun Bunch
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The exception to the policy, of heroin and fentanyl possession cases, involves a category tied to last year’s staggering increase in overdose deaths in New Orleans. Accidental drug-related deaths grew 51% in 2020 from the year before, according to the coroner’s office. Of last year’s 365 accidental drug deaths, 284 involved fentanyl.
I'm sure we lost some real future achievers who OD'd on fent and heroin
ETA: that 51% increase is also tied to China Virus lockdowns so how about you open up the freakin city while you're at it
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:42 pm to Fun Bunch
how much is a small amount?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:43 pm to The Boat
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I'm sure we lost some real future achievers who OD'd on fent and heroin
I know you are being sarcastic but you would be surprised
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:48 pm to Fun Bunch
Sweet. Gonna pick up some meth and crack on the way home from work
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