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The state senate passed the bill on March 5. [44] [45] By March 19, the senate bill had cleared all house committees it was assigned to but one, the house finance committee, prior to a house floor vote. [46] In January, Washington state legislator Shelley Kloba introduced HB 2194, a bill that would allow home grow. [47]
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
On February 4, Connecticut House Bill 6377 – co-written by committee chairs representative Robyn Porter and senator Julie Kushner – was introduced in the Labor and Public Employees Committee, to allow home cultivation and establish a state Cannabis Control Commission.
As of Nov. 9 – the day after Election Day – more states are approving measures that allow cannabis outside of medical purposes. Here’s how Kentucky compares to other states on marijuana issues.
SJR 22 and companion bills HJR 91 and HJR 89 were introduced, and if enacted would refer to the voters a constitutional amendment legalizing cannabis. [61] House Bill 1937 would allow cities and counties to opt-in to legalization. [62] House Bill 218, decriminalization and expungement of past offenses, was passed by the house 87-59 on April 27.
The year 2022 began with several United States cannabis reform proposals pre-filed in 2021 for the upcoming year's legislative session. Among the remaining prohibitionist states, legalization of adult use in Delaware and Oklahoma was considered most likely, and Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island somewhat less likely; medical cannabis in Mississippi was called likely at the beginning ...
Assemblymember Matt Haney says the bill, which needs Senate approval before it heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, would level the playing field for the highly taxed and regulated legal weed industry.
Notes: · Reflects laws of states and territories, including laws which have not yet gone into effect. Does not reflect federal, tribal, or local laws. · Map does not show state legality of hemp-derived cannabinoids such as CBD or delta-8-THC, which have been legal at federal level since enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill