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The year 2022 began with several United States cannabis reform proposals pre-filed in 2021 for the upcoming year's legislative session. Among the remaining prohibitionist states, legalization of adult use in Delaware and Oklahoma was considered most likely, and Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island somewhat less likely; medical cannabis in Mississippi was called likely at the beginning ...
The bill was introduced in the United States Senate on July 21, 2022 as S.4591. [9] [10] In addition to decriminalizing cannabis at the federal level, the bill would expunge federal cannabis-related criminal records. It would add new funding for law enforcement to go after illegal marijuana operations. [9]
Passed the House of Representatives on April 1, 2022 (220-204) The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, also known as the MORE Act, is a proposed piece of U.S. federal legislation that would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and enact various criminal and social justice reforms related to cannabis ...
In 2022, President Joe Biden pardoned individuals convicted for simple possession under federal law and ordered a review of marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug. Under federal law, Schedule I ...
November 1996: first state to legalize medical marijuana when Proposition 215 was approved by 56% of voters. [31] November 2016: Proposition 64 passed by 57% to 43%, legalizing sale and distribution, effective January 1, 2018. [32] Colorado: Legal to possess up to 2 oz (57 g) [33] Legal to possess up to 2 oz (57 g)
Voters in five states were asked at the ballot box Tuesday about legalizing recreational marijuana, with mixed results. In Maryland and Missouri, voters supported legalizing and regulating ...
President Joe Biden’s administration is promising to make the biggest shift in federal drug policy in decades by loosening marijuana restrictions. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail ...
The use, sale, and possession of cannabis over 0.3% delta-9-THC in the United States, despite state laws, is illegal under federal law.As a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, cannabis over 0.3% delta-9-THC (legal term marijuana) is considered to have "no accepted medical use" and have a high potential for abuse and physical or psychological dependence.