zeeba amoeba
Member
pizzavixen said:
I lol'd
If I were in the cleaning crew I would've done that too.
I always locked my pot up in the safe b/c I figured the housekeepers would do the same.
I lol'd
If I were in the cleaning crew I would've done that too.
I always locked my pot up in the safe b/c I figured the housekeepers would do the same.
pizzavixen
Member
zeeba amoeba said:
Yeah, it was no big deal. We actually ended up seeing the people who cleaned our rooms later on and there was a mutual moment of recognition and laughter. fun times.
tintala
Member
BAD NEW FOR NEW ORLEANS:ACCORDING TO MPP.org
New Orleans: District Attorney Charging Minor Pot Offenders With Felonies
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New Orleans, LA: Hundreds of low-level pot possession offenders are facing five-to-20 years in prison after being charged with felony offenses by The New Orleans new district attorney, according to an investigative report published this week by the newspaper New Orleans City Business.
The report finds that a disproportionate number of felony cases filed by District Attorney Keva Landrum-Johnson are related to the prosecution of small-time marijuana offenders who are facing their second or third possession offense. Critics of the policy charge, including Steve Singer, the Chief of Trials for the New Orleans Public Defenders Office, charge that the filings have “clogged the courts with non-violent, petty offenses, drained the resources of the criminal justice system and damaged low-income African-American communities.”
Under Louisiana law, first time pot possession is a misdemeanor offense. However, DA's may charge repeat offenders with either a misdemeanor or a felony. Under state law, a second marijuana possession offense is punishable by up to five years in prison. A third offense is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The city's previous DAs routinely charged repeat pot possession offenders with misdemeanors rather than felonies, the paper reported.
It estimated that the city courts could handle nearly 4,000 marijuana possession cases this year.“District Attorney Landrum-Johnson may think she's being 'tough on crime,' but really she's being dumb on crime,” NORML Legal Counsel Keith Stroup said. “Her constituents are demanding that she crack down on violent crime. Instead, the DA is clogging the courts and wasting police and prosecutorial resources by throwing the book at pot smokers.”
New Orleans: District Attorney Charging Minor Pot Offenders With Felonies
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New Orleans, LA: Hundreds of low-level pot possession offenders are facing five-to-20 years in prison after being charged with felony offenses by The New Orleans new district attorney, according to an investigative report published this week by the newspaper New Orleans City Business.
The report finds that a disproportionate number of felony cases filed by District Attorney Keva Landrum-Johnson are related to the prosecution of small-time marijuana offenders who are facing their second or third possession offense. Critics of the policy charge, including Steve Singer, the Chief of Trials for the New Orleans Public Defenders Office, charge that the filings have “clogged the courts with non-violent, petty offenses, drained the resources of the criminal justice system and damaged low-income African-American communities.”
Under Louisiana law, first time pot possession is a misdemeanor offense. However, DA's may charge repeat offenders with either a misdemeanor or a felony. Under state law, a second marijuana possession offense is punishable by up to five years in prison. A third offense is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The city's previous DAs routinely charged repeat pot possession offenders with misdemeanors rather than felonies, the paper reported.
It estimated that the city courts could handle nearly 4,000 marijuana possession cases this year.“District Attorney Landrum-Johnson may think she's being 'tough on crime,' but really she's being dumb on crime,” NORML Legal Counsel Keith Stroup said. “Her constituents are demanding that she crack down on violent crime. Instead, the DA is clogging the courts and wasting police and prosecutorial resources by throwing the book at pot smokers.”
swampthing
Active member
BUMP!!
Fried Chicken
New member
Gonna bring this back to life. You ever need any answers to questions I'll try my best. Spent the last 11 years in the city F.Q./uptown. It's every where. Mostly bad smoke. But really, do you think the people pushing on the street come up with anything good? It's all about who you know. Like jazz? Here's where you go. Maple leaf bar on Oak Street. Best night is Tuesday. Rebirth jazz band. It's REAL NOLA. Late sets. People chill out in the court yard out back. follow your nose. Only people who look around and act funny are the ones who are there the first time. Great mix of people. I've even got lucky there once. anyway. nobody does it up this way any where else.
Fried Chicken
New member
FRENCHMAN STREET!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is where all the cool kids hang.
It's about a four block run of cool Music Clubs. Jazz, Funk, Rock, Regga, You name it.
Follow your ears and nose here.
DON'T GO TO BOURBON!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, go see it and smell it for yourself, then go to frenchman.
NOPD has bigger fish to fry. Just don't be stupid.
It's about a four block run of cool Music Clubs. Jazz, Funk, Rock, Regga, You name it.
Follow your ears and nose here.
DON'T GO TO BOURBON!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, go see it and smell it for yourself, then go to frenchman.
NOPD has bigger fish to fry. Just don't be stupid.
R
randude101
I love the Cat's Meow on Bourbon.
Coyote Ugly too. I had an experience there.
Coyote Ugly too. I had an experience there.
Fried Chicken
New member
Yeah many good times to be had down here.
