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Illinois became the first state in the nation to legalize cannabis for recreational sale through a state legislature rather than ballot initiative. [28] Overall, Illinois is the 11th state in the US to allow recreational marijuana. [29] An estimated 700,000 Illinoisans will qualify for the expungement of past marijuana-related convictions. [30]
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]
Cannabis was then effectively outlawed at the federal level, following the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. [9] Cannabis remained mostly an underground drug until the 1960s, when it found widespread popularity among large numbers of young people and hippies, and was used commonly at protests against the Vietnam War.
CHICAGO — The Illinois weed industry, fresh off surpassing $1 billion in revenue during its first year of recreational marijuana sales, may already be facing its “Norma Rae” moment of union ...
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Leafly is a website focused on cannabis use and education. [3] The company says it has more than 120 million annual visitors and over 10 million monthly active users. [ 4 ] Leafly provides a wide range of information on cannabis including 1.5 million consumer product reviews, more than 9,000 cannabis articles and resources, and over 5,000 ...
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Cannabis Station, a medical cannabis dispensary in Denver, Colorado Cannabis flower stored in jars at a dispensary in Colorado. Cannabis dispensaries in the United States or marijuana dispensaries are a type of cannabis retail outlet, local government-regulated physical location, typically inside a retail storefront or office building, in which a person can purchase cannabis and cannabis ...