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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]
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. [2]
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]
South Carolina Senate Bill 0423, the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act legalizing medical cannabis, was reintroduced on January 19 by Tom Davis (R). [ 52 ] [ 53 ] A special order on the bill received two thirds majority vote of the state senate on February 7, bypassing further committees and debate before a full floor vote.
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 ...
Decriminalization [30] Georgia : SB195 Law February 16, 2021: Medical Up to 30 dispensaries may operate beginning July 1, 2021. [31] Hawaii SB767 Bill January 11, 2021: Legalization On January 11, Hawaii SB767 was introduced to legalize cannabis for adult personal use, possession, and sale.
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 ...
North Carolina residents may receive freshly minted medical marijuana cards — a first for the state — from The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. NC resident medical marijuana cards to be ...