[caption id="attachment_9704" align="alignright" width="201"] Mayor Mitch Landrieu[/caption] On Wednesday, Mayor Mitch Landrieu signed into law an ordinance decriminalizing marijuana possession in the City of New Orleans! Last week the City Council unanimously passed Councilwoman Susan Guidry’s measure, ordinance 31,148. Thanks to everyone who spoke out or turned out in support and to CommonSense NOLA for leading the charge. Ordinance 31,148 allows law enforcement to issue a ticket — rather than…

[caption id="attachment_9512" align="alignright" width="200"] Councilwoman Susan Guidry[/caption] Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. CST, the New Orleans City Council will consider whether to pass a new bill that reduces the penalties for possession of marijuana. Councilwoman Susan Guidry’s bill calls for law enforcement to give a verbal warning instead of an arrest on a first offense marijuana possession charge. The council chamber meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27, will take place at: 1300 Perdido Street,…