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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]
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
The report found that despite marijuana use being roughly equal between blacks and whites, blacks are 3.73 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. [167] Tough marijuana policies have also resulted in the disproportionate mass deportation of over 250,000 legal immigrants in the United States. [168]
The legal cannabis industry in New York is expected to soar in 2025, with state regulators projecting the number of new licensed pot stores will more than double from 275 to more than 625.
Was the Department of Health Division of Medical Marijuana and Integrative Therapy until October 1, 2020; [6] medical cannabis only – there is no regulatory agency for other use. [a] Puerto Rico Medical Cannabis Regulatory Board (a division of the Puerto Rico Department of Health). The Board was created in 2017 under the MEDICINAL Act of 2017 ...
Western Australia was the first state in Australia to prohibit the sale of certain synthetic cannabinoids. [193] [194] On June 18, 2013, an interim ban made a large list of product brands and synthetic substances illegal to sell anywhere in Australia. [195] This ban lapsed on October 13, 2013, and a permanent ban has not been imposed. [196]
Additionally, as fears regarding the recreational use of cannabis began to take hold (prompted by sensationalist media reports and government propaganda campaigns), [8] states began passing legislation to restrict the sale and possession of cannabis, eliminating its availability as an over-the-counter drug. [13]
Three Orange County stores are on a list of more than 1,000 statewide closed down since April in crackdown on illegal, untaxed cannabis sales