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The number of arrests for marijuana distribution and marijuana possession with intent to distribute was 1,378 in 2010, and 234 in 2015. [33] In 2016, however, more than 400 people were arrested in D.C. for public consumption of marijuana, and numbers remained high in 2017.
A canvasser for the DC Cannabis Campaign soliciting signatures for Initiative 71. Initiative 71 was a voter-approved ballot measure in Washington, D.C., that legalized the recreational use of cannabis. The short title of the initiative was "Legalization of Possession of Minimal Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use Act of 2014". [1]
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]
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Attitudes regarding marijuana regulation changed as some states (Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Maine, and Alaska) passed their own laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. According to a Gallup Poll published in December 2012, 64% of Americans believe the federal government should not intervene in these states. [116]
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Aug. 14—PIERRE, S.D. — An initiated measure would legalize the use, distribution, sale and possession of recreational marijuana. That is, if enough South Dakota residents sign the petition to ...
At the start of the 1970s, the premier decriminalization organizations were Legalize Marijuana, better known as LeMar, and Amorphia, the two of which merged in 1971. [5] The next year, Amorphia led the unsuccessful campaign for California's marijuana legalization initiative, Proposition 19. [6] In 1974, Amorphia merged with NORML. [5]