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On June 30, 2015, Governor Bobby Jindal signed SB 143, which significantly reduced penalties for possession of cannabis. Under the bill, first time possession is punishable by a $300 fine and 15 days in jail, a second offense by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, a third offense by up a $2,500 fine and up to two years in jail, and fourth or subsequent offenses by up to a $5,000 fine ...
2012: medical marijuana legalized when Question 3 passed by 60%. [99] [100] 2016: legalized recreational marijuana when Question 4 passed by 54%. [101] Michigan: Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) in public or 10 oz (280 g) at home Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) Legal for recreational use up to an amount of 12 plants per household. [102
2018: Vermont becomes the first state to legalize recreational cannabis through state legislature. Unlike all other states that had legalized recreational cannabis, however, no provision was made for commercial sale. [65] 2018: Indiana legalizes CBD for any use. [66] 2018: Kansas legalizes CBD for any use. [67]
The President made descheduling and other cannabis reforms a topic of the 2024 State of the Union Address; [2] it was the first time the word "marijuana" had been used in a State of the Union Address since Ronald Reagan called it a target of the War on Drugs alongside cocaine in 1988. [3]
Of course, a lot has changed in the last seven years. Twenty-three states have now legalized it for recreational use, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Minnesota became ...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a series of bills that expand marijuana users' rights, while shielding banks, and physicians from being sanctioned nor penalized. As of Aug. 1, all ...
More than two dozen new laws take effect in Louisiana with the start of the new year, including updates to medical marijuana and state income taxes.
"6 States That Could Legalize Marijuana Sales in 2020". U.S. News & World Report. M. Tae Phillips (September 10, 2020). "Marijuana Legalization Update for 2020: A Primer on the Latest Medicinal and Recreational Use News". The National Law Review. Chicago.