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Based on California's wine industry, proponents of this theory anticipated that legalizing marijuana in the state could generate up to $18 billion, including the creation of 60,000-110,000 jobs. [ 22 ]
Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).
NORML endorsed the initiative as of March 2016, saying "as well as one of the world's largest economies, California is arguably the most important state to consider marijuana legalization this year." [ 24 ] [ 25 ] California has the biggest legal cannabis market in the United States due to high population density and high cultivation rates. [ 26 ]
According to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, legal marijuana shops reported about $5.1 billion in revenue in 2023, less than the previous year and 11% less than in 2021.
On February 4, 1990, Greens gathered at California State University, Sacramento, authored bylaws, founded the GPCA, and started a voter registration drive. [1] The GPCA adopted the leaf-G logo which cartoonist Harry Driggs designed for the Green Party of San Francisco in the 1980s and which represents the letter G of the party name as a leaf.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz both back marijuana legalization, but they took different paths to get there. Two Pot Legalizers Top the Democratic Ticket (opinion) Skip to main content
No matter how you feel about the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana, there’s no denying its impact on local and state economies. 7 states that made millions in marijuana taxes in 2018
This is a list of politicians endorsed by the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) who have held elected office. GPUS publishes a semi-annual list of Greens in elected office [1] and an annual list of Green elections & winners by year. [2] As of the November 2024 elections, at least 161 Greens hold elected office. [3]