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The first cannabis prohibition laws in California were passed in 1913. [35] In the 1972 California November elections, a similar initiative to Proposition 19 which would have legalized cannabis was on the ballot, coincidentally also named Proposition 19. It failed to pass, with 66.5% voters voting "No" and 33.5% voting "Yes."
In 1978 New Mexico became the first state to pass legislation allowing the medical use of cannabis in some form. [2] Known as the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act, the bill allowed the use of cannabis through a research program approved by the Food and Drug Administration , using cannabis supplied by the National Institute on Drug ...
During the late 1970s and into the early 80s, a number of states passed legislation addressing the medical use of cannabis. [101] New Mexico was the first to do so in 1978, and by the end of 1982 over thirty states had followed suit. [102]
In late 2002, Rep. Joe Baca (D- California) introduced a bill (Congress bill HR 5607) to schedule salvia as a controlled substance at the national level. Those opposed to Joe Baca's bill include Daniel Siebert, who sent a letter to Congress arguing against the proposed legislation, [1] and the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE), who sent key members of the US Congress a report on ...
At the crux of the debate over the bills to curb theft and fentanyl abuse are diverging views of Proposition 47, a decade-old California law that downgraded some nonviolent drug and property ...
In 2001, the New Mexico state-commissioned Drug Policy Advisory Group stated that decriminalizing cannabis "will result in greater availability of resources to respond to more serious crimes without any increased risks to public safety." [112] A few places in California had been advocating cannabis decriminalization.
January 1 not only ushered in 2025 but a slew of new laws. In 2024, states tackled issues ranging from abortion rights to gender-affirming care for minors, advancing legislation to take effect the ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills that aims to crack down on smash-and-grab robberies and property crimes, making it easier to go after repeat ...