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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 ...
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 ...
In the year before weed became legal, New Jersey police officers made nearly 20,000 marijuana possession arrests – more than 54 per day. In 2017, there were nearly 38,000 arrests, according to ...
Yet one organizer, who helped unsuccessful petition efforts in 2022 and 2023, hopes federal reclassification of marijuana nudges more lawmakers to support legalization.
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)
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, there have been over twelve million cannabis arrests in the U.S. since 1996, including 749,825 persons for marijuana violations in 2012. Of those charged with marijuana violations in 2012, 658,231 (88%) were charged with possession only.
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.