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2008: decriminalized cannabis by 63% vote on Question 2. 1 oz (28 g) or less punishable by $100 fine. [96] [97] 2012: medical marijuana legalized when Question 3 passed by 60%. [98] [99] 2016: legalized recreational marijuana when Question 4 passed by 54%. [100] Michigan: Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) in public or 10 oz (280 g) at home
The legal history of cannabis in the United States began with state-level prohibition in the early 20th century, with the first major federal limitations occurring in 1937. Starting with Oregon in 1973, individual states began to liberalize cannabis laws through decriminalization. In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical ...
In the United States, increased restrictions and labeling of cannabis (legal term marijuana or marihuana) as a poison began in many states from 1906 onward, and outright prohibitions began in the 1920s. By the mid-1930s cannabis was regulated as a drug in every state, including 35 states that adopted the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act. [1]
Medical cannabis. Thirty seven of the United States regulate some form of medical cannabis sales despite federal laws. [10] As of 2016 seventeen of those states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Washington, D.C.) have at least one medical marijuana ...
While marijuana has been decriminalized throughout many states in the US, it remains a Schedule I drug as of January 2024. However, on January 12, 2024, the FDA announced its recommendation that marijuana be moved to a Schedule III drug, which is a much less strictly-regulated category and would acknowledge its potential for medical use. [64]
After Nebraska decriminalized cannabis in 1978, no other state would follow for over two decades, until Nevada decriminalized in 2001. [40] In subsequent years a number of major cities decriminalized cannabis or made enforcement of cannabis laws the lowest priority.
Historical laws. Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).
For comparison, the legal limit for recreational buyers in California and Illinois is 1 ounce, and in Michigan, the most a recreational customer can buy is 2.5 grams. So what does 3 ounces look like?