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July 14, 2014: medical marijuana legalized when Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation allowing edibles, oils, pills, and vaporization, but not smoking. [ 143 ] [ 144 ] June 20, 2019: full decriminalization bill passed legislature and signed into law by Governor Cuomo.
In the United States, the use of cannabis for medical purposes is legal in 38 states, four out of five permanently inhabited U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, as of March 2023. [1] Ten other states have more restrictive laws limiting THC content, for the purpose of allowing access to products that are rich in cannabidiol (CBD), a ...
The bill also fully removed or "descheduled" low-THC cannabis products from the Controlled Substances Act, where they had been listed as Schedule I drugs since the CSA's inception in 1970. [3] [11] 2022: The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act is signed into law to allow cannabis to be more easily researched for medical ...
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 ...
Passed the Senate on November 16, 2022 (voice vote) Signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 2, 2022. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act is an Act of Congress allowing medical research on cannabis. The act is "the first standalone marijuana-related bill approved by both chambers of the United States Congress".
Introduced in the Senate as S. 4226 by Cory Booker on May 1, 2024. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (S.4226 in the 118th Congress) is a proposed bill in the United States Congress to recognize legalization of cannabis by the states. The authors are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Cory Booker, and Senator Ron Wyden.
Raich 545 U.S. 1 (2005) was a decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (6–3) that even where individuals or businesses in accordance with state-approved medical cannabis programs are lawfully cultivating, possessing, or distributing medical cannabis, such persons or businesses are violating federal marijuana laws.
Cannabis plants destined for medical use are shown in a growing room in a 2023 file photo. Illinois legalized medicinal marijuana beginning in 2014, then legalized it for recreational use in 2020.