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Proposition 19 – the California Marijuana Initiative – sought to legalize the use, possession, and cultivation of cannabis, but did not allow for commercial sales. [68] The initiative was spearheaded by the group Amorphia, which was founded in 1969 (by Blair Newman) and financed its activities through the sale of hemp rolling papers . [ 98 ]
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) (Proposition 64) was a 2016 voter initiative to legalize cannabis in California. The full name is the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. [2] The initiative passed with 57% voter approval and became law on November 9, 2016, [3] [4] leading to recreational cannabis sales in California by ...
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris urged black men to back her presidential candidacy Tuesday by pledging to legalize marijuana — despite overseeing more than 1,900 marijuana ...
According to Jessica Bulman-Pozen and Gillian E. Metzger in 2016, "in declining to enforce the federal Controlled Substances Act with respect to marijuana offenses in Colorado and Washington, the [Obama] Administration has accommodated those states’ decisions to legalize recreational marijuana use." [6]
A motorist drives near AYR Cannabis Dispensary in Panama City, Florida on Oct. 24, 2024. Marijuana ballot measure Amendment 3 will be voted upon on Nov. 5.
A new phase of California’s weed legalization begins, as the state prepares to make it illegal for a company to fire, or not hire, someone simply for their off-the-clock marijuana use.
During the early 1970s legislative efforts to reform cannabis laws began to materialize. Among these was a 1972 ballot measure seeking to legalize cannabis in California, spearheaded by the group Amorphia. [21] Proposition 19 – the California Marijuana Initiative – ultimately failed with 33% of the vote. [12]
Marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. (Richard Vogel /) The bill passed with a simple majority, 228 to 164, with just 6 Democrats opposing it, and 5 votes approving on the ...