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Marijuana Remains Illegal: Oppose the legalization of recreational marijuana and offer opportunities for drug treatment before penalties for its illegal possession, use, or distribution; Cannabis Classification: Congress should remove cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 and move to Schedule 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]
While many states have legalized marijuana for recreational use, Texas has not. However, the Lone Star State does allow for medical marijuana consumption on numerous aliments and illnesses.
Now, cannabis has been fully legalized for recreational use in 24 states, three U.S. territories and Washington D.C., with most states having some sort of state nullification of federal cannabis laws. [32] In 1969, Gallup conducted a poll asking Americans whether "the use of marijuana should be legal" with only 12% at the time saying yes. [33]
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That silence is striking, given that 38 states have legalized medical marijuana and 24 of them, accounting for most of the U.S. population, also allow recreational use.
2020: Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota approve ballot measures to legalize recreational cannabis, with South Dakota becoming the first state to legalize recreational use without first legalizing medical use. [76] Mississippi and South Dakota approve ballot measures to legalize medical cannabis. [77]
A measure related to recreational marijuana is on the North Dakota ballot. Currently, medical marijuana is legal in the state. Initiated Measure 5 asks voters to consider a new chapter of ...