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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]
United States. Legal history; Timeline; Medical; Non-medical; Legality by jurisdiction; ... Timeline of cannabis law This page was last edited on 30 August 2024, at ...
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 ...
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 nine US states where marijuana is legal are Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. Many countries have decriminalised the use of marijuana ...
World map of annual cannabis prevalence. This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population. The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.
At least 37 states and the District of Columbia have laws that allow marijuana for medicinal purposes, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
1973: Texas law is amended to declare possession of four ounces or less a misdemeanor. [18] [20] 1973: Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize cannabis – reducing the penalty for up to one ounce to a $100 fine. [21] 1975: Alaska, Maine, Colorado, California, and Ohio decriminalize cannabis. [21]