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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).
In the United States, cannabis is legal in 38 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. [ 1 ]
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) (Proposition 64) was a 2016 voter initiative to legalize cannabis in California. The full name is the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. [2] The initiative passed with 57% voter approval and became law on November 9, 2016, [3][4] leading to recreational cannabis sales in California by ...
Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. On November 7, voters in Ohio made it the 24th state to approve legal ...
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 ...
Elections in California. Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, [1] is a California law permitting the use of medical cannabis despite marijuana's lack of the normal Food and Drug Administration testing for safety and efficacy. It was enacted, on November 5, 1996, by means of the initiative process, and passed with 5,382,915 (55 ...
Maine Office of Marijuana Policy [21] Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission [22] Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission [23] Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency [24] Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management [25] Montana Department of Revenue [26] Nevada Department of Taxation [27] New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission [28] New Mexico ...
In April 2022, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department tweeted that during the previous half-year, it had made 277 arrests and seized “approximately 4,000 pounds of marijuana, 3,300 pounds of ...