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Louisiana Heroin Laws
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| Code Section | §40:961, et seq. |
| Possession | Minimum of 4 yrs. at hard labor up to 10 yrs. without probation or suspension and/or fine to $5000 |
| Sale | Life imprisonment at hard labor without probation or suspension and perhaps fine up to $50,000; Sale to minors by those over 25 yrs. old: life imprisonment; Sale to minor or someone 3 yrs. junior: double penalties |
| Trafficking | - |
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