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On November 4, 2008, Massachusetts voters passed a ballot initiative that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. [3] The Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative made the possession of less than one ounce (28 g) of marijuana punishable by a fine of $100 without the possessor being reported to the state's criminal history board. [10]
New Mexico SB115 New Mexico SB115, adult use legalization, was introduced January 16, 2020 for a 30-day session beginning later in the month. The plan included a low-income medical cannabis user fund. [34] [35] The bill was approved in the Senate Public Affairs Committee on January 28, [36] then tabled by the Judiciary Committee on February 12 ...
On February 1, two New Mexico legalization bills were introduced by Senator Cliff Pirtle (R) and by Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto (D), [81] As of February 13, five different bills had been introduced in the legislature, including HB 12 and HB 17 under consideration by the House Health and Human Services Committee. [82] HB 12 Law February 2, 2021 ...
Cannabis in New Mexico is legal for recreational use as of June 29, 2021. A bill to legalize recreational use – House Bill 2, the Cannabis Regulation Act – was signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 12, 2021. The first licensed sales of recreational cannabis began on April 1, 2022.
A cannabis flower is seen in New York, where marijuana for recreational and medicinal uses are legal, in November 2023. Credit - Cecilia Sanchez–AFP/Getty Images
Recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states — just under half the country — while 20 have partially legalized it for medicinal purposes. A few states, like Nebraska and North Carolina, still ...
The year 2023 began with several state efforts to legalize adult-use or medical cannabis, despite an apparently stalled federal effort to do so. [1] A cannabis industry executive predicted that at least two states would enact adult-use reform in 2023, with the most likely states to legalize being Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Ohio. [2]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has revoked the license of a marijuana retailer in Albuquerque for selling out-of-state cannabis in violation of state law, the state cannabis control division ...