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On November 6, 2018, Michigan voters approved Proposal 1 by a 56–44 margin, making Michigan the 10th state (and first in the Midwest) to legalize cannabis for recreational use. [ 17 ] The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act allows persons age 21 and over to possess up to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ounces (71 g) of cannabis in public, up to 10 ...
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 ...
Perry Bullard, an early participant in Hash Bash and a proponent of marijuana legalization in Michigan. The first Hash Bash took place on April 1, 1972, as a reaction to the Michigan Supreme Court's ruling on March 9, 1972, which deemed unconstitutional the law that had been used to convict cultural activist John Sinclair for possessing two marijuana joints. [2]
In Michigan, there is a zero-tolerance policy for driving while under the influence of controlled substances, such as marijuana or heroin, which are both Schedule 1 controlled substances. [13] The per se laws also extend to driving under the influence of alcohol; the punishments associated with this offense can be found under the "alcohol ...
Since the 1970s, the college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has enacted some of the most lenient laws on marijuana possession in the United States.These include measures approved in a 1971 city-council ordinance, a 1974 voter referendum making possession of small amounts of the substance merely a civil infraction subject to a small fine, and a 2004 referendum on the use of medical marijuana.
Jack Herer and Dana Beal at the September 1989 Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Fest in Madison, Wisconsin. Jack Herer (/ ˈ h ɛr ər /; June 18, 1939 – April 15, 2010), sometimes called the "Emperor of Hemp", was an American cannabis rights activist and the author of the 1985 book The Emperor Wears No Clothes. Herer founded and served as the ...
Fed up with hundreds of bootleg pot shops, New York launched new inspections this month aimed at getting rid of the unlicensed stores that are troubling the state's fledgling legal marijuana market.
Marijuana Nation (2014) by Roger Roffman; Weed Land (2014) by Peter Hecht; Weed the People (2015) by Bruce Barcott; Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis (2015) by Laurie Wolf and Melissa Parks; Brave New Weed (2016) by Joe Dolce; Weed: The User's Guide (2016) by David Schmader; Grass Roots (2017) by Emily Dufton; Craft Weed (2018 ...