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In a study done by the American Civil Liberties Union, from 2001 to 2010 Black and white people use marijuana at about the same rate. [93] Nationwide, Black people are 3.6 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana, despite similar usage rates. [94] Racial disparities vary in severity among states.
In the United States, cannabis is legal in 38 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. [1]
2014: The United States Virgin Islands decriminalized cannabis. [131] 2015: Puerto Rico legalized medical cannabis by executive order. [132] 2018: The Northern Mariana Islands legalized recreational cannabis through an act of legislature. [133] 2019: The United States Virgin Islands legalized medical cannabis through an act of legislature. [134]
Drug use rates in Portugal were found to be dramatically lower than the United States with decriminalization enacted. [142] Teenage use of marijuana in the Netherlands where it is sold legally and openly is lower than in the United States. [143] [144] Uruguay became the first country in the world to completely legalize cannabis in 2013. [145]
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 effectively made possession or transfer of cannabis illegal throughout the United States under federal law, excluding medical and industrial uses, through imposition of an excise tax on all sales of hemp. Annual fees were $24 ($637 adjusted for inflation) for importers, manufacturers, and cultivators of cannabis ...
1992: Lebanon banned and eradicates cannabis, under US pressure. [58] 1993: In Italy, a referendum repealed criminal penalties for the personal use of soft drugs. [59] 1996: California becomes the first jurisdiction in the United States to legalize cannabis for medicinal use (Proposition 215). [60] 1997: Poland criminalized possession of ...
The future of marijuana legalization in the United States (streaming video). CNBC.: "how public sentiment surrounding marijuana has shifted in the United States and where the law may be headed from here" Adams, Dan (January 22, 2021). "Federal marijuana reform looms after Senate flip — and Massachusetts could end up a loser". The Boston Globe.