Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday he plans to sign legislation that would change the state’s medical marijuana laws and soften penalties for marijuana offenders.

There are three bills moving through the state legislature affecting Louisiana’s marijuana laws. Two of them (SB 241) and (HB 149), which are nearly identical, would reduce the tough sentences judges are allowed to hand down for repeat marijuana offenses; reduce a second marijuana offense from felony to misdemeanor; and allow first-time convictions for simple possession to be erased after two years.

The bills also set up a simple possession charge for smaller amounts of marijuana and more serious charges that can be brought for larger amounts of marijuana that drug dealers and distributors typically possess.

The third bill sets up a framework for patients in need of medical marijuana treatment to be able to get the drug if a doctor prescribes it. [Read more at the New Orleans Times-Picayune]