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On November 6, 2018, Michigan voters approved Proposal 1 by a 56–44 margin, making Michigan the 10th state (and first in the Midwest) to legalize cannabis for recreational use. [ 17 ] The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act allows persons age 21 and over to possess up to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ounces (71 g) of cannabis in public, up to 10 ...
2018: Michigan approves a ballot measure to legalize recreational cannabis. [69] Missouri and Utah approve ballot measures to legalize medical cannabis. 2019: New Mexico decriminalizes cannabis through state legislature. [70] 2019: North Dakota decriminalizes cannabis through state legislature. [71]
[1] [2] By 1917 there were 7,000 acres dedicated to hemp farming in the state, and by the 1940s Wisconsin led the nation in industrial hemp production. [3] The Rens Hemp Company of Brandon, Wisconsin, closed in 1958, was the last legal hemp producer in the U.S. following World War II. [4]
Lawmakers are scrambling to rein in the sale of delta-8 and other intoxicating hemp products that are flooding parts of the United States where traditional marijuana remains illegal, like Wisconsin.
Ohio voters will decide whether to approve a proposed law to legalize recreational marijuana, allowing those 21 and older to buy, possess and grow it.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said.
The Wisconsin controlled substances board has authority to reschedule cannabis pursuant to the rule-making procedures of chapter 227. [146] Drafters planned to submit a petition to the Controlled Substances Board in early 2012. In 2018, Wisconsin voters approved non-binding referendums to legalize medical or recreational marijuana. [147]
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]