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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]
The report found that despite marijuana use being roughly equal between blacks and whites, blacks are 3.73 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. [167] Tough marijuana policies have also resulted in the disproportionate mass deportation of over 250,000 legal immigrants in the United States. [168]
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.
Since 2011, prosecutors can choose not to prosecute possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use if it is a first offense or if the person is drug dependent. [204] Possession of large quantities of drugs can result in up to 10 years in prison. [205] Portugal: Decriminalized up to 25 g (7 ⁄ 8 oz) of herb or 5 g (3 ⁄ 16 oz) of ...
Federal immigration authorities appear to have stepped up arrests of illegal immigrant criminal suspects in Massachusetts in recent weeks. Brazilian illegal immigrant wanted for drug trafficking ...
New research contradicts politicians' claims that undocumented immigrants are prone to criminal trespasses. As the percentage of immigrants without papers rose in the U.S. population between 1990 ...
Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6 (1969), is a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutionality of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Timothy Leary, a professor and activist, was arrested for the possession of marijuana in violation of the Marihuana Tax Act.
Opinion: Amendment 3 is not just about the freedom to consume marijuana; it's about ending the cycle of harm caused by marijuana-related arrests and convictions in Florida, and particularly in its ...