Charges related to the manufacturing or cultivation of drugs

Posted on April 9, 2015

The everyday items that Louisiana residents buy and use have to first be created. Food products are grown and sold in supermarkets and grocery stores. Goods ranging from cars to carpeting to rocking chairs are manufactured and produced in factories and warehouses. Almost everything people can use or buy starts as something else, and illegal… Read more

What penalties are associated with cocaine possession charges?

Posted on March 19, 2015

Drugs can play a variety of roles in the lives of different Louisiana residents. For some, drugs may be an addiction that plagues them or someone they love. For others, drugs may be a recreational pastime that happens to be illegal. Still others may knowingly engage in the sale and distribution of drugs as a… Read more

Marijuana possession is a serious criminal charge

Posted on December 10, 2014

The month of December has arrived and college students in Louisiana and across the country are now preparing for their finals. Many students will soon finish up their tests and papers and begin the process of packing up their personal belongings and making travel plans to get themselves home for the holidays. Whether they are… Read more

Can medical approval lead to marijuana possession charges?

Posted on November 14, 2014

The United States has an interesting relationship with controlled substances. Individuals living throughout Louisiana can legally get prescriptions for highly potent narcotics to relieve their medical ailments while other substances with potentially useful medicinal purposes are outright banned. One such questionable substance is marijuana, and though some doctors feel it may provide benefits to certain… Read more

The difference between possession, manufacturing and trafficking

Posted on September 10, 2014

When Louisiana authorities suspect an individual of committing a drug crime, there are a variety of charges that can be lodged against that person. Depending upon what he had on his person at the time of the investigation as well as what he was intending to do with any drugs he possessed, the charges he… Read more

The Role of Louisiana Drug Courts in the Criminal Justice System

Posted on July 30, 2014

There are many people who believe that what a person does in the privacy of his own company should be left untouched by public authorities. Government bodies, however, intervene through the law out of an effort to protect innocent people from possible consequences of those personal actions. For individuals who find themselves charged with drug… Read more