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By 2016 a majority of states had legalized medical cannabis, [3] and in 2012 the first two states, Colorado and Washington, legalized recreational use. Early history [ edit ]
In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis, sparking a trend that spread to a majority of states by 2016. In 2012, Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
Some U.S. states have legalized marijuana, but Peter Reuter argues that restricting promotion of marijuana once it is legal is more complex than it may initially appear. [ 82 ] According to the United Nations' World Drug Report, cannabis "was the world's most widely produced, trafficked, and consumed drug in the world in 2010", with between 128 ...
[2] During the counterculture of the 1960s, attitudes towards marijuana and drug abuse policy changed as marijuana use among "white middle-class college students" became widespread. [3] In Leary v. United States (1969), the U.S. Supreme Court held the Marihuana Tax Act to be unconstitutional since it violated the Fifth Amendment.
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]
Marijuana arrests comprise almost one-half (48.3%) of all drug arrests reported in the U.S. [95] According to the American Civil Liberties Union, there were 8.2 million marijuana arrests from 2001 to 2010, and 88% of those arrests were just for having marijuana with them. [96]
A motorist drives near AYR Cannabis Dispensary in Panama City, Florida on Oct. 24, 2024. Marijuana ballot measure Amendment 3 will be voted upon on Nov. 5.
1923: In Italy, the Mussolini-Oviglio Law 396/23 banned the use of both marijuana and hashish. [23] 1924: Sudan banned the cultivation and use of cannabis. [24] 1925: The League of Nations signs the 1925 Opium Convention, for the first time adding pure cannabis extract among drugs under international control. [25]