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In 1986, Oregon's Ballot Measure 5 sought to legalize cannabis. The Oregon Marijuana Initiative spent about $50,000 promoting the proposition, and collected the 87,000 signatures necessary to place it on the ballot. In 1986, by some estimates, cannabis was Oregon's largest cash crop, [23] estimated in 1985 at between $1 billion and $1.15 ...
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]
Oregon is also one of the largest cannabis producing states, ranking fourth in indoor production, and 10th overall in 2006. [16] In 1973, Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis, [17] and in 1998 the state legalized its use for medical purposes. [18]
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In Colorado, those 21 years of age and older can possess 2 ounces of marijuana, according to NORML, an advocacy organization that tracks legalization and criminalization of cannabis in the U.S.
The legal age to get into these coffeeshops is 18 years old. [17] While cannabis can be sold legally through coffeeshops, trafficking the drug is illegal under Dutch law, which means that the coffeeshops have to obtain their cannabis secretly and illegally. [18] Criteria for coffee shops: [16] must not cause any nuisance;
In 2014, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana after being told it would eliminate problems caused by “uncontrolled manufacture” of the drug. Illegal ...
Every U.S. state that has legalized recreational use has set a mandatory legal minimum age of 21 for purchase, possession, and use. [285] In 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice indicated they were planning to reschedule cannabis to Schedule III. [286] Uruguay: Legal, but buying prohibited for non-residents.