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Cannabis in Missouri is legal for recreational use. A ballot initiative to legalize recreational use, Amendment 3 , passed by a 53–47 margin on November 8, 2022. Possession for adults 21 and over became legal on December 8, 2022, with the first licensed sales occurring on February 3, 2023.
2014: Alaska and Oregon legalize recreational cannabis through ballot measure. 2014: By the end of the year, 10 more states pass low-THC, high-CBD medical cannabis laws: Alabama, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, and Missouri. [55]
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 ]
2012: medical marijuana legalized when Question 3 passed by 60%. [100] [101] 2016: legalized recreational marijuana when Question 4 passed by 54%. [102] Michigan: Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) in public or 10 oz (280 g) at home Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) Legal for recreational use up to an amount of 12 plants per household. [103
Missouri legalized medical marijuana in 2018. The businesses that have become leaders in the state’s medical weed industry will be the first to get recreational licenses.
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]
Watt added that although it is possible for the law to one day legalize public consumption, most states have required medical and recreational marijuana users to keep their consumption rather private.
Proposition 19 – the California Marijuana Initiative – sought to legalize the use, possession, and cultivation of cannabis, but did not allow for commercial sale. [144] It was ultimately defeated by a wide margin (33–67%), [ 145 ] but supporters were encouraged by the results, [ 146 ] which provided momentum to other reform efforts in ...