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The bill was called by ABC News in 2021 "the first time in history [senators from a major party] introduced a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and remove cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances" and end federal prohibition. [14] [a]
Marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. (Richard Vogel /) The bill passed with a simple majority, 228 to 164, with just 6 Democrats opposing it, and 5 votes approving on the ...
Marijuana legalization has broad support, including across partisan lines. ... ABC News. Elon Musk underpaid Twitter acquisition by $150M by not disclosing stake, SEC alleges. Finance.
Marijuana legalization would have significant economic implications. According to the Marijuana Policy Project , states collected more than $4 billion in tax revenue from the industry in 2023.
1996: California becomes the first state to legalize medical cannabis with the approval of Proposition 215. [29] Arizona also passes a medical cannabis ballot measure, but it is rendered ineffective on a technicality. [30] 1998: Oregon, Alaska, and Washington all legalize medical cannabis through ballot measure. [31]
While medical marijuana is already legal in the Sunshine State, a “yes” vote for Florida Amendment 3 would legalize the Schedule I drug for recreational purposes, allowing for the possession ...
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 ...
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on...