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In February 2009, Tom Ammiano introduced the Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, which would remove penalties under state law for the cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana for persons the age of 21 or older. When the Assembly Public Safety Committee approved the bill on a 4 to 3 vote in January 2010, this marked the first ...
The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of $25, lower than most city parking tickets. 2014, D.C. voted by ballot Initiative 71 to legalize recreational marijuana possession, cultivation, and transportation; commercial production and sale prohibited. The law went into effect February 26, 2015, following 30 days of congressional ...
In the 1972 California November elections an initiative titled Proposition 19, which would have legalized cannabis, was on the ballot. It failed to pass, with 66.5% voters voting "No" and 33.5% voting "Yes." [9] [10] In 1976 the passage of the Moscone Act changed small-scale possession of marijuana from a felony to a misdemeanor. [11]
The market's debut brings an end to prohibition in the most populous state, which is now also the biggest legal marijuana market in America. Everything you need to know about California's ...
1973: Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize cannabis – reducing the penalty for up to one ounce to a $100 fine. [20] 1975: Alaska, Maine, Colorado, California, and Ohio decriminalize cannabis. [20] 1975: Alaska's Supreme Court establishes that the right to privacy includes possession of small amounts of marijuana. [21]
Issue 2 possession limits Possession: 2.5 ounces in any form except extract, which is limited to 15 grams for adult use. Adults may also purchase 2.5 ounces per day from licensed dispensaries.
An ACLU analysis of arrests from 2010 to 2018 found that Black people were 3.6 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession despite similar rates of use.
The NAACP has been strong supporters of the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act – H.R. 1523 and has reached out to members of congress to get this act passed. [160] This act is designed to decrease penalties for low-level marijuana possession and supports prohibiting federal enforcement of marijuana laws in states which have lesser penalties. [161]