THE NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE – Council President Helena Moreno introduced ordinances to fully decriminalize municipal simple possession of marijuana in May after a recent analysis not only showed a large number of summonses written for the charge but also indicated a big disparity in who is getting ticketed. In 2019, NOPD issued 2400 summons for simple possession of marijuana, with 86 percent issued to Black people.
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