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This wave of popular opinion has led to marijuana’s approval in 38 states for medical use, in 24 states for recreational use and decriminalization in an additional seven states.
A collection of letters to the editor to be published in the Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, Watertown Public Opinion Why you shouldn't, should vote to legalize recreational marijuana: Your letters Skip ...
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz both back marijuana legalization, but they took different paths to get there.
A 2007 analysis found that legalization could result in a potential savings of $10.7 billion per year. [16] A 2010 report predicted that full marijuana legalization could save the United States more than $13 billion a year, with $8 billion of that amount resulting from no longer having to enforce prohibition. [17]
The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 1 that the Florida marijuana legalization initiative, 2024 Florida Amendment 3, would appear on the November ballot. [63] On April 25, the North Dakota Secretary of State approved an adult-use legalization initiative, supported by New Economic Frontier, for signature collection.
Observers noted that cannabis legalization was approved in states with both conservative and liberal electorates, making it one of the few issues to gain broad bipartisan support in an otherwise highly divisive election. [8] Vermont, which had previously legalized marijuana possession and home growing, legalized retail marijuana sales in 2020. [9]
We know that marijuana-related traffic accidents have risen in states after legalization, even though total accident rates are unchanged. This suggests that marijuana legalization results in ...
Residents of cannabis-legal states consume marijuana 24% more frequently than those living in states where it remains illegal, according to University of Colorado research published in the journal ...