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November 1996: first state to legalize medical marijuana when Proposition 215 was approved by 56% of voters. [31] November 2016: Proposition 64 passed by 57% to 43%, legalizing sale and distribution, effective January 1, 2018. [32] Colorado: Legal to possess up to 2 oz (57 g) [33] Legal to possess up to 2 oz (57 g)
The Justice Department has enforced this policy through various means, including criminal prosecutions, civil asset forfeiture, and paramilitary-style raids targeting medical cannabis providers, and various penalties threatened or initiated against other individuals involved in state-legal medical cannabis activities (doctors, landlords, state ...
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
Two ballot measures dealing with medical marijuana were on the Nebraska ballot. A total of 70.7% of voters approved Initiative Measure 437 and 66.9% of voters approved Initiative Measure 438 .
In 2014, the startup Meadow began offering on-demand delivery of medical marijuana in the San Francisco Bay Area, through their mobile app. [140] Almost 70% of medical cannabis is exported from the United Kingdom, according to a 2017 United Nations report, with much of the remaining amount coming from Canada and the Netherlands. [141]
Looking ahead, on the back of official recommendations, the public overwhelmingly favors legalization and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is considering the reclassification of marijuana ...
Senate Bill 47 to create a medical cannabis program cleared a committee on March 14, prior to Senate readings. [7] It was the first time a legalization bill had received a state senate hearing. [8] The bill was approved 26–11 by the senate on March 16. [9] [10] It received its first reading in the house the same day. [11]
Kentucky HB 72 was introduced in early January by Nima Kulkarni to legalize possession but not sales of cannabis. [26] [27] The governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers (D), said in early January that he would sign a medical cannabis bill if it was passed by the legislature. The bill, which includes state-run dispensaries, was introduced on January 8 ...