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Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).
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 February 2009, Tom Ammiano introduced the Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, the first bill attempting to legalize the sale and use of marijuana in California. If passed and signed into law, marijuana would be sold and taxed openly to adults age 21 and older in a manner similar to alcohol. [14] [15]
After banning hemp products that contain THC and other intoxicating compounds, California regulators are starting to crack down, catching retailers by surprise.
Reg Wydeven is a partner with the Appleton-based law firm of McCarty Law LLP. He writes a weekly column for The Post-Crescent. California's emergency ban on hemp products with THC cripples ...
After marijuana was legalized in the country, the number of drivers moderately injured in car accidents who were above the legal limit for THC more than doubled, from less than 4 percent of ...
The Department of Cannabis Control (formerly the Bureau of Cannabis Control, originally established as Bureau of Marijuana Control under Proposition 64, [1] [2] formerly the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation [3] [4]) is an agency of the State of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs, charged with regulating medical cannabis (MMJ) in accordance with state law pursuant to the ...
According to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, legal marijuana shops reported about $5.1 billion in revenue in 2023, less than the previous year and 11% less than in 2021.