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Since 2011, prosecutors can choose not to prosecute possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use if it is a first offense or if the person is drug dependent. [204] Possession of large quantities of drugs can result in up to 10 years in prison. [205] Portugal: Decriminalized up to 25 g (7 ⁄ 8 oz) of herb or 5 g (3 ⁄ 16 oz) of ...
By July 1, 2024, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services must expunge all cases in which the possession of cannabis was the only charge in the case, and the charge was ...
January 18, 2010: medical marijuana law signed by Governor Jon Corzine. Maximum 1 year in prison and 1,000 dollar fine for possession of up to 50 grams. [130] [131] September 19, 2016: Governor Chris Christie signed Assembly Bill 457 adding PTSD as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, effective immediately. [132]
In October 2022, President Joe Biden announced a pardon for people convicted of simple possession of cannabis in federal court and in the District of Columbia. [190] In December 2023, he announced that the pardons would be broadened to include other offenses such as attempted possession or the use of cannabis. [191]
Dope, grass, reefer, herb, cannabis. However you refer to marijuana, it's not legal for recreational use in Kentucky. It will be in Ohio on Dec. 7, though.
2017: Kansas City, Missouri residents voted to decriminalize cannabis, eliminating jail time for possession of 35 grams or less and reducing the penalty to a $25 fine. [127] 2017: Atlanta decriminalized possession of one ounce or less of cannabis via unanimous city council vote. [128] 2018: Albuquerque decriminalized cannabis through a city ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday said she would issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades in the latest example of a ...
Gonzales v. Raich (previously Ashcroft v.Raich), 545 U.S. 1 (2005), was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that, under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Congress may criminalize the production and use of homegrown cannabis even if state law allows its use for medicinal purposes.