(KTAL/KMSS) – Starting on Monday, police in Louisiana will not be allowed to use the odor of marijuana as probable cause to search a person’s home without a warrant, and smoking or vaping marijuana in a vehicle will be illegal.
Act 473 prohibits police from using the smell of marijuana coming from a person’s home as probable cause for a search without a warrant
Act 651 protects state employees or prospective employees who use physician-recommended medical marijuana from employment negative employment consequences based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana or marijuana components such as THC. The law does not prohibit employers from taking negative employment action against employees who use or are impaired while on the job, or those whose primary responsibility is operating or maintaining state vehicles.