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Cannabis in Washington relates to a number of legislative, legal, and cultural events surrounding the use of cannabis (marijuana, [a] hashish, THC, kief, etc.).On December 6, 2012, Washington became the first U.S. state to legalize recreational use of marijuana and the first to allow recreational marijuana sales, alongside Colorado.
2016: The Puyallup Tribe made legal arrangements with the State of Washington to grow its own medical cannabis. [ 143 ] 2021: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina legalized the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis, through a tribal council vote.
Initiative 502 results by county, with number of votes shown by size, yes in orange and no in blue. Washington Initiative 502 (I-502) "on marijuana reform" was an initiative to the Washington State Legislature, which appeared on the November 2012 general ballot, passing by a margin of approximately 56 to 44 percent.
Industrial hemp is defined in Washington as cannabis with a THC concentration of 0.3 percent or less by dry weight. [ 10 ] [ c ] Under the 2018 farm bill , the state's Department of Agriculture is recognized by the United States federal government as the regulator for industrial-scale non-experimental hemp production.
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 created an expensive excise tax, and included penalty provisions and elaborate rules of enforcement to which marijuana, cannabis, or hemp handlers, were subject. Mandatory sentencing and increased punishment were enacted when the U.S. Congress passed the Boggs Act of 1951 and the Narcotics Control Act of 1956 .
Hashish (/ h ə ˈ ʃ iː ʃ / ⓘ; from Arabic ḥašiš 'hay'), usually abbreviated as hash, is a compressed form of powdered marijuana. [3] [4] As a psychoactive substance, it is consumed plain or mixed with tobacco. It has a long history of use in countries such as Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco and Egypt. [5]
Washington State anti-cannabis public service announcements; Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board This page was last edited on 4 January 2016, at 02:45 ...
A complete list of pesticides allowed for use on cannabis in Colorado approved by the Colorado Department of Agriculture is available here, and for Washington State, as approved by the Washington State Department of Agriculture is available here. Energy Use: Indoor marijuana cultivation is highly energy-intensive. It is estimated that the ...