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Mark Stepnoski, former All-Pro offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers, served as president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Texas NORML) during the early 2000s. [100] [101] Texas Cannabis Collective, a pro-legalization group, was founded in 2016. [102]
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 ...
Signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 2, 2022 The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act is an Act of Congress allowing medical research on cannabis . The act is "the first standalone marijuana-related bill approved by both chambers of the United States Congress".
Until federal law changes officially, pot is still illegal in Texas. Marijuana offenses are subject to strict state law. An offense can result in fines of thousands of dollars and years behind bars.
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In 2022, 85% of Austin voters approved a measure to prohibit the city's police from enforcing marijuana laws in cases involving small amounts of the drug. AG Ken Paxton sues Austin, other Texas ...
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, including the expungement of prior convictions.
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]