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U.S. attitudes toward legalization and decriminalization started dramatically liberalizing in the 1990s, and a 2018 study in Social Science Research found that the main drivers of these changes in attitudes were a decline in the perception of the riskiness of marijuana, changes in media framing of marijuana, a decline in overall punitiveness ...
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]
2015: President Barack Obama declares his support for cannabis decriminalization but opposition to legalization. [ 154 ] [ 155 ] 2022: President Joe Biden , in ordering a review of the scheduling status of cannabis , states: "We classify marijuana at the same level as heroin – and more serious than fentanyl .
This wave of popular opinion has led to marijuana’s approval in 38 states for medical use, in 24 states for recreational use and decriminalization in an additional seven states.
[185] [186] [187] Solberg's Cabinet proposed a decriminalization bill in 2021 that would remove all sanctions for illegal drug use, including possession of up to 10 g (3 ⁄ 8 oz) of cannabis. Six parties (43,8%) voted for, while three parties (56,2%) voted against. As a result, the bill did not pass the parliament. [188] [189] Oman
The Department of Health and Human Services says marijuana should no longer be classified alongside drugs like heroin and LSD. U.S. health agency recommends easing federal restrictions on ...
Full-on legalization is coming, in my view -- it's just not coming immediately. Therefore, all is not lost for the pot industry. In fact, now would be a good time to snap up shares of the better ...
South Dakota's legalization amendment was subsequently overturned in court. [187] Notably, South Dakota would have become the first state to legalize recreational use without first legalizing medical use and became the first state to have a legalization referendum overturned. With these approvals, recreational cannabis became legal in 14 states.