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It also decriminalized possession of drug paraphernalia, making New Mexico the first state to do so. [25] SB 323 passed the House by a 44–20 vote and the Senate 30–8. [ 26 ] It went into effect on July 1, 2019.
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A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday as more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks before signing legislation to transform the state's mental health system and address the homelessness crisis Thursday. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)
In 2001, the New Mexico state-commissioned Drug Policy Advisory Group stated that decriminalizing cannabis "will result in greater availability of resources to respond to more serious crimes without any increased risks to public safety." [112] A few places in California had been advocating cannabis decriminalization.
Newsom's "emergency" rules banning all THC in hemp products doesn't square with his insistence that his state provides more freedom than Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Federal penalties for cultivation, possession, or transfer of marijuana were increased by the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 and the Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988. [5] Since California voters passed the 1996 California Proposition 215, which legalized medical cannabis, several states have followed suit