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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]
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]
1911: Massachusetts requires a prescription for sales of Indian hemp. [15] 1913: California, Maine, Wyoming, and Indiana ban marijuana. [15] 1915: Utah and Vermont ban marijuana. [15] 1917: Colorado legislators make the use and cultivation of cannabis a misdemeanor. 1923: Iowa, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont ban marijuana. [15]
In addition to four states that put marijuana on the ballot in 2024, Massachusetts sought to legalize certain types of psychedelics Marijuana Was Unpopular in the 2024 Elections. Only 1 State ...
Marijuana sales could surpass $1 billion in the state of Massachusetts by the year 2020 if the state chooses to legalize weed for recreational purposes.
The courts must still work to identify people to whom the pardon applies and update their records, which one councilor called "an enormous task."
The Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative, also known as Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, was an initiated state statute that replaced prior criminal penalties with new civil penalties on adults possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. The initiative appeared on the November 4, 2008, ballot in Massachusetts. The measure was passed on Nov 4.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday announced she was seeking to pardon hundreds of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession in the years before the state ...