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Since 2011, prosecutors can choose not to prosecute possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use if it is a first offense or if the person is drug dependent. [204] Possession of large quantities of drugs can result in up to 10 years in prison. [205] Portugal: Decriminalized up to 25 g (7 ⁄ 8 oz) of herb or 5 g (3 ⁄ 16 oz) of ...
In October 2022, President Joe Biden announced a pardon for people convicted of simple possession of cannabis in federal court and in the District of Columbia. [190] In December 2023, he announced that the pardons would be broadened to include other offenses such as attempted possession or the use of cannabis. [191]
Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6 (1969), is a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutionality of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Timothy Leary, a professor and activist, was arrested for the possession of marijuana in violation of the Marihuana Tax Act.
It recommended using social measures other than criminalization to discourage use. It compared the situation of cannabis to that of alcohol. [5] The Commission's proposed decriminalization of marijuana possession was opposed, in 1974, by the recommendations of a congressional subcommittee chaired by Senator James Eastland. [6]
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the ...
[8] [9] Only two Republicans voted in favor. [5] This was the first time in history a congressional committee approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. [10] [11] The legislation was scheduled for a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health on January 15, 2020, titled "Cannabis Policies For The New ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday said she would issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades in the latest example of a ...
Although the marijuana provisions remained supplemental to the main body of the act, any state wishing to regulate sale and possession of marijuana was instructed to simply add cannabis to the definition of 'narcotic drugs,' in which case all the other provisions of the act would apply to marijuana as well as the opiates and cocaine. It appears ...