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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.
Senate Bill 375, creating a legal adult-use market under the Hawaiʻi Cannabis Authority, was approved by its first committee on February 16. [45] Senate Bill 669, legalization of possession for adult use, was introduced in February. [46] South Carolina H 3561 to decriminalize cannabis was introduced on January 10. [47]
Also in Virginia, SB 696, is aimed at individuals charged with felonies associated with marijuana prior to July 1, 2021 be released. [51] South Carolina Senate Bill 0423, the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act legalizing medical cannabis, was reintroduced on January 19 by Tom Davis (R).
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 ...
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]
Personal Adult Marijuana Decriminalization Act Initiative July 9, 2021: Decriminalization Decriminalizes up to three ounces of cannabis legally purchased (outside of Idaho). [39] Indiana HB1028 Bills February 16, 2021: Decriminalization [40] HB1070 Bill December 31, 2021: Decriminalization Pre-filed for 2022 session [41] HB1049 Bill December 31 ...
North Carolina's first marijuana dispensary will open on April 20. It will be the region's first opportunity to purchase the drug, which has been legalized by nearly half of American states while ...
2015: The Pinoleville Pomo Nation in California announced a plan to grow cannabis and sell it to California medical dispensaries. [142] [143] 2016: The Puyallup Tribe made legal arrangements with the State of Washington to grow its own medical cannabis. [144]