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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]
Twenty-two packs of marijuana edibles, representing the maximum amount of marijuana a person can legally possess in the state of Missouri, sit on display at Fresh Green Dispensary on Friday, Feb ...
Florida voters didn't go for recreational marijuana, but people who qualify for medical marijuana can still get it. Here's how. Legal recreational marijuana failed in Florida.
The NAACP has been strong supporters of the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act – H.R. 1523 and has reached out to members of congress to get this act passed. [160] This act is designed to decrease penalties for low-level marijuana possession and supports prohibiting federal enforcement of marijuana laws in states which have lesser penalties. [161]
Other state and local governments ask law enforcement agencies to limit enforcement of drug laws with respect to cannabis. However, under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, federal law preempts conflicting state and local laws. In most cases, the absence of a state law does not present a preemption conflict with a federal law. [23]
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 ...
Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize marijuana. The states where it is legal are raking in tons of money in additional tax dollars — $10.4 billion nationwide — with much ...
The use of CBD to treat seizure disorders gained increased attention with a number of media reports in 2012 and 2013, and by the end of 2015 sixteen states had "low-THC, high-CBD" laws in effect. [2] Currently 10 states are considered to have low-THC, high-CBD laws. [1] These laws vary in THC content allowed all the way up to 5% in Georgia and ...