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2012: Chicago decriminalized cannabis through a city council vote. [110] 2012: Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Flint residents voted to decriminalize cannabis. [111] 2013: Portland, Maine residents voted to legalize cannabis. [112] 2014: Philadelphia decriminalized cannabis through a city council vote. [113]
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]
2009: Argentina decriminalized cannabis. [74] 2010: Czech Republic decriminalized cannabis. [75] 2011: Denmark approves drugs containing synthetic-cannabinoids (dronabinol) for medical use. [76] [77] 2012: Switzerland decriminalized possession of 10 grams or less to a fine. [78] 2012: Colombia decriminalized possession of 20 grams or less. [79]
Studies on decriminalization of marijuana in Portugal have indicated it to be a "huge success". [142] Drug use rates in Portugal were found to be dramatically lower than the United States with decriminalization enacted. [142] Teenage use of marijuana in the Netherlands where it is sold legally and openly is lower than in the United States. [143 ...
As a region, the South has been slow to embrace marijuana reform. But states are beginning to legalize medical marijuana among other efforts. How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so ...
In 2017, South Carolina re-legalized the growing of industrial hemp, under the auspices of the federal 2014 Farm Bill. The new legislation permits up to 20 cultivators to hold state licenses for 20 acres (8.1 ha) each, expanding to 50 licenses and 50 acres (20 ha) for 2018. [2]
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace is using her national clout to help legalize marijuana, the drug that helped her through the trauma of sexual assault. In effect, the States Reform Act would treat ...
In February 2014, the administration issued guidelines to banks for conducting transactions with legal marijuana sellers so these new businesses can stash away savings, make payroll, and pay taxes like any other enterprise. [52] However, marijuana businesses still lack access to banks and credit unions due to Federal Reserve regulations. [53]