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Looking ahead, on the back of official recommendations, the public overwhelmingly favors legalization and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is considering the reclassification of marijuana ...
A 2007 analysis found that legalization could result in a potential savings of $10.7 billion per year. [16] A 2010 report predicted that full marijuana legalization could save the United States more than $13 billion a year, with $8 billion of that amount resulting from no longer having to enforce prohibition. [17]
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, including the expungement of prior convictions.
A growing number of states support the legalization of marijuana. Currently, recreational cannabis use is legal in 24 states , while medical use is legal in 38 states.
This wave of popular opinion has led to marijuana’s approval in 38 states for medical use, in 24 states for recreational use and decriminalization in an additional seven states.
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
The ACLU claims that over 50% of Americans support marijuana legalization [156] and they are advocating for the legalization of Cannabis through the Criminal Law Reform Project. [158] They believe that the resources that are spent on enforcing marijuana law could be better invested in our communities through education and job training. [155]
State lawmakers in Kansas haven’t written off the issue for the 2025 session. Legislative leaders have approved an interim committee to further study medical marijuana this summer and fall.