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Three ounces of marijuana is illustrated by 24 jars containing 3.5 grams of flower at Fresh Green Dispensary on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Kansas City.
1973: Texas law is amended to declare possession of four ounces or less a misdemeanor. [ 18 ] [ 20 ] 1973: Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize cannabis – reducing the penalty for up to one ounce to a $100 fine.
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]
Possession of up to 20 g (3 ⁄ 4 oz) of marijuana or 5 g (3 ⁄ 16 oz) of genetically modified marijuana for commercial purposes is punishable by 1–2 years in prison at judge's discretion. If deemed to be for personal consumption, the user is subject to security measures involving rehabilitation and detoxification procedures.
The medical program also allows people to purchase up to 6 ounces of marijuana at a time, while recreational users will only be able to purchase up to 3 ounces at a time. Lastly, medical marijuana ...
The bills would have allowed persons 21 or older to lawfully possess up to one ounce (28 g) of marijuana and grow up to six marijuana plants and would impose a $30-per-ounce ($1.06/g) excise tax for cultivators and a 9 percent sales tax for buyers (the same sales tax as for alcohol sales in Maryland).
[4] [3] The law allows adults aged 21 and over to possess up to 1 ounce (28 g) of marijuana, to cultivate up to four plants per household, as well as sharing of marijuana where there is no commercial transaction. [2] Virginia is the first state in the southern United States to legalize cannabis. [5]
The new law took effect at midnight, making Ohio the 24th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here's what you need to know