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July 1975: Senate Bill 95 reduced the penalty for possession of 1 oz (28 g) or less of cannabis to a citable misdemeanor. [31] November 1996: first state to legalize medical marijuana when Proposition 215 was approved by 56% of voters. [32] November 2016: Proposition 64 passed by 57% to 43%, legalizing sale and distribution, effective January 1 ...
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 ...
In January 2023, Jeanné Kapela announced her intention to introduce a legalization bill in the 2023 session. [44] Senate Bill 375, creating a legal adult-use market under the HawaiĘ»i Cannabis Authority, was approved by its first committee on February 16. [45] Senate Bill 669, legalization of possession for adult use, was introduced in ...
Ohio voters' decision to legalize recreational marijuana has once again surfaced the topic in Indiana, and it could be an issue in Hoosiers' election of a new governor in 2024.. Legalization is ...
Bills decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana are frequently pitched in the Indiana General Assembly, but only in 2023 did one such bill finally get a hearing. Gov. Gov.
2018: Reflecting the increased growth of support for marijuana legalization, Gallup's annual poll showed that 66% of Americans supported legalization, including 75% of Democrats, 71% of Independents, 59% of people over 55, and at least 65% support in the East, South, Midwest, and West. [163]
Tuesday's announcement is one step closer, some advocates hope, toward full legalization of marijuana at the federal level, but there are still plenty of states with differing laws on the books ...
Legalization Senate Bill 888, introduced at the governor's request and referred to the Joint Judiciary Committee on February 11, would legalize cannabis. [17] [18] It was tabled for the Senate calendar on June 1. [19] SB 1118 Bill June 5, 2021: Legalization Approved by the Senate on June 8. [20] The regular session ended on June 9 without a ...