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2021: recreational marijuana signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, effective June 29, 2021. [138] 2022: commercial sales began April 1, 2022. [139] [140] New York: Legal to possess up to 3 oz (85 g) of cannabis or 24 g of concentrates at home and 3 oz (85 g) in public or gifting without remuneration. [141]
Cannabis in Maryland is legal for medical use and recreational use. Possession of up to 1.5 ounces and cultivation of up to 2 plants is legal for adults 21 years of age and older. [ 1 ] In 2013, a state law was enacted to establish a state-regulated medical cannabis program. [ 2 ]
Historical laws. Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).
Yet local dispensary owners and employees are frequently busted for selling mushrooms, psilocybin products and other illicit substances. In April 2022, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department ...
The legal history of cannabis in the United States began with state-level prohibition in the early 20th century, with the first major federal limitations occurring in 1937. Starting with Oregon in 1973, individual states began to liberalize cannabis laws through decriminalization. In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical ...
Maryland legalized recreational marijuana last year after voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2022. The state decriminalized possessing small amounts of cannabis on Jan. 1 ...
The dirty secret of California's legal weed. Paige St. John, Alex Halperin. June 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM. (Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / Photos via Getty Images) Aging yuppies in neon beachwear ...
In the United States, the non-medical use of cannabis is legalized in 24 states (plus Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia) and decriminalized in 7 states, as of November 2023. [ 1 ] Decriminalization refers to a policy of reduced penalties for cannabis offenses, typically involving a civil ...