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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to pin down the full financial impact of legalizing recreational marijuana, a factor voters will see when they decide a ballot ...
Customers line up outside The Botanist, a marijuana dispensary in Akron, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.
Here's what to know about marijuana legislation and what each state is voting on this Election Day. Florida: Amendment 3 A motorist drives near AYR Cannabis Dispensary in Panama City, Florida on ...
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]
In 2022, the state of Mississippi received a total of 2311 [26] applications for medical marijuana cards. Of those applications, 1321 [27] were approved. 242 new cannabis businesses have opened since 2022. [28] These businesses range from cultivation facilities to dispensaries, and they provide patients with access to medical marijuana products.
It also sets up a system for the state-licensed cultivation and distribution of cannabis, with sales subject to a 10% excise tax (in addition to the state's 6% sales tax). [17] The law went into effect on December 6, 2018, [ 19 ] and the first dispensaries opened to the public on December 1, 2019.
Last November, Ohioans passed Issue 2, which called for the legalization of marijuana in the state. The passage allowed adults 21 and older to purchase and use marijuana recreationally, but ...
Polls conducted by a live interviewer showed substantially less support for Proposition 19 than automated polls. It was suggested that there was a "social desirability bias" causing people to deny their support for Proposition 19 to live interviewers. [144] [155] Another discrepancy was noted in the Action News/SurveyUSA poll taken in late October.