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January 18, 2010: medical marijuana law signed by Governor Jon Corzine. Maximum 1 year in prison and 1,000 dollar fine for possession of up to 50 grams. [130] [131] September 19, 2016: Governor Chris Christie signed Assembly Bill 457 adding PTSD as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, effective immediately. [132]
Possession of up to 20 g (3 ⁄ 4 oz) of marijuana or 5 g (3 ⁄ 16 oz) of genetically modified marijuana for commercial purposes is punishable by 1–2 years in prison at judge's discretion. If deemed to be for personal consumption, the user is subject to security measures involving rehabilitation and detoxification procedures.
The report found that despite marijuana use being roughly equal between blacks and whites, blacks are 3.73 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. [167] Tough marijuana policies have also resulted in the disproportionate mass deportation of over 250,000 legal immigrants in the United States. [168]
For a substance to be considered legal hemp, it can’t contain more than 0.3% of Delta 9 THC by dry weight. ... The two were arrested and charged with assault and marijuana possession. Lee also ...
1975: Alaska's Supreme Court establishes that the right to privacy includes possession of small amounts of marijuana. [21] 1976: Minnesota decriminalizes cannabis. [20] 1977: Mississippi, New York, and North Carolina decriminalize cannabis. [20] South Dakota also decriminalizes cannabis, but the law is repealed almost immediately afterwards. [22]
Delta 9, on the other hand, is not legal under federal law. States are permitted to write their own legislation about Delta 9 possession, consumption and distribution.
Medical marijuana is now legal in the state of Nebraska, approved by voters on Tuesday. ... possession and acquisition of up to 5 ounces of cannabis for medical purposes by a qualified patient ...
The Cole memo, issued by former Deputy Attorney General James Cole in 2013, urged federal prosecutors to refrain from targeting state-legal marijuana operations. [21] Regarding the medical use of cannabis, the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment still remains in effect to protect state-legal medical cannabis activities from enforcement of federal law.