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Cannabis in Washington relates to a number of legislative, legal, and cultural events surrounding the use of cannabis (marijuana, [a] hashish, THC, kief, etc.).On December 6, 2012, Washington became the first U.S. state to legalize recreational use of marijuana and the first to allow recreational marijuana sales, alongside Colorado.
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]
1998: Oregon, Alaska, and Washington all legalize medical cannabis through ballot measure. [31] Nevada also passes a medical cannabis initiative, but it requires second approval in 2000 to become law, as per the state constitution. [32] 1999: Maine legalizes medical cannabis through ballot measure. [31]
Recreational and medical marijuana are both legal in Washington state. Medical marijuana was legalized in 1998, recreational in 2012. Limits are in place for how much product one person can ...
Marijuana use disorder is common in Washington, where weed is legal, and more severe in people who use both medical and recreational marijuana.
Initiative 502 results by county, with number of votes shown by size, yes in orange and no in blue. Washington Initiative 502 (I-502) "on marijuana reform" was an initiative to the Washington State Legislature, which appeared on the November 2012 general ballot, passing by a margin of approximately 56 to 44 percent.
Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. On November 7, voters in Ohio made it the 24th state to approve legal ...
The state senate passed the bill on March 5. [44] [45] By March 19, the senate bill had cleared all house committees it was assigned to but one, the house finance committee, prior to a house floor vote. [46] In January, Washington state legislator Shelley Kloba introduced HB 2194, a bill that would allow home grow. [47]