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Cannabis in Washington relates to a number of legislative, legal, and cultural events surrounding the use of cannabis (marijuana, [a] hashish, THC, kief, etc.).On December 6, 2012, Washington became the first U.S. state to legalize recreational use of marijuana and the first to allow recreational marijuana sales, alongside Colorado.
The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 1 that the Florida marijuana legalization initiative, 2024 Florida Amendment 3, would appear on the November ballot. [63] On April 25, the North Dakota Secretary of State approved an adult-use legalization initiative, supported by New Economic Frontier, for signature collection.
1996: California becomes the first state to legalize medical cannabis with the approval of Proposition 215. [29] Arizona also passes a medical cannabis ballot measure, but it is rendered ineffective on a technicality. [30] 1998: Oregon, Alaska, and Washington all legalize medical cannabis through ballot measure. [31]
Marijuana use disorder is common in Washington, where weed is legal, and more severe in people who use both medical and recreational marijuana.
On November 27, 2012, after voters in the states of CO and WA voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced a bill referred to as the 'Respect States and Citizens Rights Act' which aimed to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude any state that has legalized marijuana (for medical OR recreational ...
Initiative 502 results by county, with number of votes shown by size, yes in orange and no in blue. Washington Initiative 502 (I-502) "on marijuana reform" was an initiative to the Washington State Legislature, which appeared on the November 2012 general ballot, passing by a margin of approximately 56 to 44 percent.
Five state marijuana legalization measures were put before the electorate, three of which would have green-lighted recreational pot. As an added bonus, Massachusetts voters were asked for their ...
Photo: Tony Archibeque Jr On the second floor of an old ramshackle warehouse in Seattle's SODO neighborhood, Washington State's budding cannabis business community gathered last weekend for the ...