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Cannabis in Iowa is illegal for recreational use if classified as marijuana but consumable hemp products including CBD products are legal for consumers to possess and registered retailers to sell. [1] Possession of even small amounts of marijuana is a misdemeanor crime. [2]
With Gov. J. B. Pritzker's signature on June 25, Illinois became the first state in the nation to legalize adult marijuana sales through an act of state legislature. [73] [67] Indiana: Illegal; Misdemeanor (up to 6 months in jail, $1000 fine) CBD oil (less than 0.3% THC) legal for any use Illegal
In fact, Kansas, Idaho, Wyoming and South Carolina are the only states where marijuana in all forms is completely illegal and criminalized. Texas, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia ...
1923: Iowa, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont ban marijuana. [14] 1927: New York, [14] Idaho, Kansas, Montana, and Nebraska ban marijuana. [15] 1931: Illinois bans marijuana. [16] 1931: Texas declares cannabis a narcotic, allowing up to life sentences for possession. [17] 1933: North Dakota and Oklahoma ban marijuana. [15]
Medical and recreational marijuana are illegal in the state. Initiative Measure 437 asks voters to consider a statute that would legalize the use, ... Medical marijuana is already legal in the state.
North Dakota residents elected to keep recreational marijuana illegal. South Dakota Across the state, voters were able to decide on Initiated Measure 29, which aimed to legalize the recreational ...
The Cole memo, issued by former Deputy Attorney General James Cole in 2013, urged federal prosecutors to refrain from targeting state-legal marijuana operations. [21] Regarding the medical use of cannabis, the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment still remains in effect to protect state-legal medical cannabis activities from enforcement of federal law.
The NAACP has been strong supporters of the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act – H.R. 1523 and has reached out to members of congress to get this act passed. [160] This act is designed to decrease penalties for low-level marijuana possession and supports prohibiting federal enforcement of marijuana laws in states which have lesser penalties. [161]