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2009: Breckenridge, Colorado residents voted to legalize cannabis. [109] 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]
In February 2022, Maryland lawmakers filed a Cannabis Legalization Bill in anticipation of ballot referendum passing, where it would legalize recreational use of cannabis possession and use on or after July 1, 2023, if voters approve a ballot question in the November 2022 election to allow adults 21 and older to purchase and possess up to 1 + 1 ...
On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to legalize recreational marijuana use starting on January 1, 2020. The bill was signed by Governor J. B. Pritzker on June 25, 2019.
Recreational cannabis was legalized in Maryland in 2023 after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2022 with 67% of the vote. Maryland decriminalized possession of personal use amounts of ...
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Maryland legalized recreational marijuana last year after voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2022. The state decriminalized possessing small amounts of cannabis on Jan. 1 ...
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]
Proposition 19 – the California Marijuana Initiative – sought to legalize the use, possession, and cultivation of cannabis, but did not allow for commercial sale. [146] It was ultimately defeated by a wide margin (33–67%), [ 147 ] but supporters were encouraged by the results, [ 148 ] which provided momentum to other reform efforts in ...