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Cannabis in Texas is illegal for recreational use. Possession of up to two ounces is a class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in prison and a fine of up to $2000. [1] [2] [3] Several of the state's major municipalities have enacted reforms to apply lesser penalties or limit enforcement, however.
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Now, cannabis has been fully legalized for recreational use in 24 states, three U.S. territories and Washington D.C., with most states having some sort of state nullification of federal cannabis laws. [32] In 1969, Gallup conducted a poll asking Americans whether "the use of marijuana should be legal" with only 12% at the time saying yes. [33]
While many states have legalized marijuana for recreational use, Texas has not. However, the Lone Star State does allow for medical marijuana consumption on numerous aliments and illnesses.
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A Pew Research study shows that 54 percent of Americans live in a state where recreational weed is legal. Most Americans can buy recreational marijuana legally. And they don't have to go far
On November 3, 2004, Oakland passed Proposition Z, which makes "adult recreational marijuana use, cultivation and sales the lowest [city] law enforcement priority." [206] The proposition states the city of Oakland must advocate to the state of California to adopt laws to regulate and tax cannabis. [207]
Nineteen states, two territories and the District of Columbia have legalized small amounts of marijuana for adult recreational use, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.