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Cannabis in Arizona is legal for recreational use. A 2020 initiative to legalize recreational use (Proposition 207, the Smart and Safe Act) passed with 60% of the vote. Possession and cultivation of recreational cannabis became legal on November 30, 2020, with the first state-licensed sales occurring on January 22, 2021.
Cannabis in Nevada became legal for recreational use on January 1, 2017, following the passage of Question 2 on the 2016 ballot with 54% of the vote. The first licensed sales of recreational cannabis began on July 1, 2017. Medical use was legalized after a pair of ballot measures passed in 1998 and 2000. Legislation to allow for licensed sales ...
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]
Here are the answers to all your burning questions about recreational marijuana coming to Arizona with the passage of Proposition 207
A majority of Arizona voters have voted "yes" for recreational cannabis.According to the New York Times and The Associated Press, more than 1.4 million of the state's voters -- 59.9% -- have ...
2021: South Dakota initiative to legalize recreational use is ruled state-unconstitutional by a circuit court judge. [78] 2021: New York legalizes recreational cannabis through state legislature. [79] 2021: Virginia legalizes recreational cannabis through state legislature. [80] 2021: New Mexico legalizes recreational cannabis through state ...
Delaware, for instance, legalized adult recreational cannabis use in April 2023, but its first weed retailers are unlikely to open until 2026 unless a pending law allows medical dispensaries to ...
The NAACP has been strong supporters of the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act – H.R. 1523 and has reached out to members of congress to get this act passed. [160] This act is designed to decrease penalties for low-level marijuana possession and supports prohibiting federal enforcement of marijuana laws in states which have lesser penalties. [161]