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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]
New Mexico was the first to do so in 1978, and by the end of 1982 over thirty states had followed suit. [62] The majority of these laws sought to provide cannabis through federally-approved research programs administered by the states, using cannabis supplied by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
In later years the list of qualifying conditions was expanded, [15] and an allowance for cultivation by patients was added as well. [16] Senate Bill 523 passed the Senate by a vote of 32–3 and the House by a vote of 36–31, [17] making New Mexico the 12th state to legalize medical use and the 4th to do so through an act of state legislature ...
Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. On Nov. 7, Ohio voters will be the latest to weigh in on the issue.
Legality of medical and non-medical cannabis in the United States. Areas under tribal sovereignty not shown. Cannabis regulatory agencies exist in several of the U.S. states and territories, the one federal district, and several areas under tribal sovereignty in the United States which have legalized cannabis.
While marijuana is illegal federally, the 50 states and D.C. have different laws on medical or recreational use.
On February 1, two New Mexico legalization bills were introduced by Senator Cliff Pirtle (R) and by Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto (D), [81] As of February 13, five different bills had been introduced in the legislature, including HB 12 and HB 17 under consideration by the House Health and Human Services Committee. [82] HB 12 Law February 2, 2021 ...
Nov. 1—Verdes Foundation, one of New Mexico's largest medical cannabis companies, is set to open its first Santa Fe shop — a dispensary on downtown Shelby Street — at the end of November. It ...