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The legal cannabis industry in New York is expected to soar in 2025, with state regulators projecting the number of new licensed pot stores will more than double from 275 to more than 625.
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]
Cannabis Station, a medical cannabis dispensary in Denver, Colorado Cannabis flower stored in jars at a dispensary in Colorado. Cannabis dispensaries in the United States or marijuana dispensaries are a type of cannabis retail outlet, local government-regulated physical location, typically inside a retail storefront or office building, in which a person can purchase cannabis and cannabis ...
Medical marijuana became legal in Missouri in 2018, while recreational marijuana use was just legalized in 2022. In Colorado and Missouri, selling weed to a minor is illegal, as is driving under ...
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]
Legal challenges over the state's permitting process have left more than 400 provisional licensees in limbo. Marijuana farmers are reeling because there are too few stores to sell their harvest.
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 Nov. 7, Ohio voters will be the latest to weigh in on the issue.