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The legal history of cannabis in the United States began with state-level prohibition in the early 20th century, with the first major federal limitations occurring in 1937. Starting with Oregon in 1973, individual states began to liberalize cannabis laws through decriminalization.
2012: The first U.S. states legalize recreational marijuana use. In November 2012, Colorado joined Washington to become one of the first two states to legalize marijuana for recreational adult-use. Amendment 64, the legalization initiative, passed by a wide margin: 55 percent to 45 percent.
November 1996: first state to legalize medical marijuana when Proposition 215 was approved by 56% of voters. [ 31 ] November 2016: Proposition 64 passed by 57% to 43%, legalizing sale and distribution, effective January 1, 2018.
In 1996, California became the very first state in the country to legalize medical marijuana. Twenty years later, there are now a total of 29 states—and Washington, D.C.—that allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and of those, eight and the District also allow recreational use for adults. This timeline maps which states legalized ...
On November 6, 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational use of cannabis when voters approved Colorado Amendment 64 and Washington Initiative 502.
In 1972, t he bipartisan Shafer Commission, appointed by President Nixon at the direction of Congress, considered laws regarding marijuana and determined that personal use of marijuana should be decriminalized.
California, in the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, became the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use by people with severe or chronic illnesses.
The movement to legalize has accelerated since 1996, when California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis. In 2012, Washington and Colorado were the first states to approve legal...
In 2018, Michigan voters approved “Proposal 1” by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana in the state. In 2018, Vermont became the first state to legalize marijuana for adult use through the legislative process (rather than a ballot initiative.)
California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. Since then, the medical use of cannabis has been legalized in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The recreational or adult-use of cannabis has been approved in the District of Columbia and 24 states.