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On November 4, 2008, Massachusetts voters passed a ballot initiative that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. [3] The Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative made the possession of less than one ounce (28 g) of marijuana punishable by a fine of $100 without the possessor being reported to the state's criminal history board. [10]
Adelson also purchased the Las Vegas Review-Journal in December 2015, after which the editorial board reversed its earlier endorsement of the initiative. [20] Prior to the flip-flop, the Review-Journal supported legalization as far back as 2002. [20] The main sponsor in support of the initiative was Marijuana Policy Project. [14]
2021: recreational marijuana signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, effective June 29, 2021. [139] 2022: commercial sales began April 1, 2022. [140] [141] 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. [142]
2012: Colorado and Washington become the first two states to legalize the recreational use of cannabis following the passage of Amendment 64 and Initiative 502. [45] Massachusetts approves a ballot measure to legalize medical cannabis. 2013: Vermont decriminalizes cannabis through state legislature. [46]
Qualla Enterprises workers plant cannabis seeds, an average of 6,000 to 9,000 a week, in Cherokee, N.C., on Sept. 1, 2023. (Madison Hye Long for NBC News)
Markets such as Las Vegas and Massachusetts were hit particularly hard. [36] The sale of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts was generally prohibited by Governor Charlie Barker during the outbreak, with Massachusetts becoming the only state that has legalized marijuana to prohibit it during the pandemic. [37]
Fifty-five Ohio cities will ban recreational marijuana dispensaries despite state-wide legalization. See if your town is one of them. 55 Ohio towns will ban recreational marijuana sales despite ...
Ballot measure: Legalize recreational marijuana. New Mexico Senate: Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich is running for re-election against Republican Nella Domenici, whose late father served as the ...