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10,000 marijuana cases in New Orleans could be dismissed, pardoned under proposed council president s plan
10,000 marijuana cases in New Orleans could be dismissed, pardoned under proposed council plan Share Updated: 4:22 PM CDT May 13, 2021
10,000 marijuana cases in New Orleans could be dismissed, pardoned under proposed council plan Share Updated: 4:22 PM CDT May 13, 2021
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Show Transcript GUIDE ON WDSU.COM. NOW TO A WDSU EXCLUSIVE ALMOST 10,000 PENDING MARIJUANA CASES AND CONVICTIONS IN NEW ORLEANS COULD SOON BE DISMISSED AND PARDONED IF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS HER WAY HELENA MORENO PLANS TO FILE SEVERAL ORDINANCES NEXT WEEK THAT WOULD FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES CLEAR THE RECORD OF ANYONE CONVICTED OF MISDEMEANOR SIMPLE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, AND IF YOU’RE CURRENTLY CHARGED WITH THAT CRIME IN THE CITY THE CASE WILL BE DISMISSED. AT MUNICIPAL COURT THURSDAY MORNING LAWYERS WHO REPRESENT CLIENTS CH