Louisiana saw significant changes in the state's marijuana laws in 2023.
In February, for example, House Speaker Clay Schexnayder accidentally legalized THC products thanks to a loophole in hemp legislation.
Now, you can find gummies and other Delta 8 THC products on the shelves of gas stations, where disposable vapes once sat.
There was a point where you may be given a fine and jail time for using marijuana recreationally. However, Louisiana decriminalized possessing up to 14 grams of cannabis and reduced the fine to $100 or less in 2021, with no chance of prison time, according to Louisiana State Cannabis website.
But what if you travel outside Louisiana for the holidays and buy or are gifted legal cannabis? Can you bring it back or use it here?
If you have cannabis in your possession, recreational consumption is still illegal in the state, even though it is decriminalized.
You can travel by plane with medical marijuana, but only if the product contains no more than 0.3% of THC, according to the Transportation Security Administration's website.
And crossing state lines on an interstate with marijuana is also against federal law.
If you want to drive with weed in your car in Louisiana, you can do so only if you are a medical marijuana card holder, the Center for the Advancement of Health says.
However, be aware if you're driving through states where it is not legalized or decriminalized.
