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SB46 Ballot Measure 2 Marijuana Regulations. Proposition Issue 6 Proposition SB Colorado Medical program info -Nonmedical use info. Amendment 20 HB Nonmedical use legislation SB SB SB 17 District of Columbia.
Initiative 59 L Initiative 71 Amendment 2 Proposal 14A Approved in Nov. Nonmedical use- Bill No. HB 1 Eff. Measure approved by legislature in May, , signed by governor June 25, Effective Jan. SB not yet in effect. Yes, but not for dispensary purchases. Adults 21 and older may purchase from nonmedical retail dispensaries. Question 1 page 4 Chapter Question 3 Regulations Question 4 Proposal 1 Yes, for legal protection of possession, but not for dispensary purchases.
Proposal SF , Chapter Initiative SB Initiative Initiative Yes, if the other state's program are "substantially similar. Adults 21 and older may purchase at nonmedical retail dispensaries. Question 2 page New Hampshire. HB HB 89 New Jersey. SB Program information.
Public Question 1 passed by voters in to allow legislature to enact legislation NJ AB 21 passed legislature, signed by governor March 1, SB Medical Cannabis Program. Decriminalization of marijuana typically means no arrests, prison time, or criminal record for first-time offenders found in possession of a small amount of marijuana. More serious offenses might still face stiffer penalties, but simple possession charges are essentially treated like minor traffic violations.
Selling marijuana remains against the law in states that have only decriminalized it. States that have enacted medical marijuana laws allow patients with specific medical diagnoses to receive a recommendation from a physician that they can use to obtain a medical marijuana card that allows them to purchase cannabis from dispensaries and, in some states, grow their own at home. Sign up for the Fatherly newsletter to get original articles and expert advice about parenting, fitness, gear, and more in your inbox every day.
Please try again. Give us a little more information and we'll give you a lot more relevant content. Your child's birthday or due date. New Mexico officially became the 17th state to legalize cannabis for recreational use in April, less than two weeks after state lawmakers passed the Cannabis Regulation Act.
The new law allows adults 21 and over to possess up to two ounces of flower, permits the home cultivation of up to six plants, and automatically wipes the records of those convicted of low-level cannabis offenses. New York this spring became the 15th state to legalize cannabis for recreational use, passing some of the most progressive legislation in the nation.
The new law allows adults 21 and over to possess up to three ounces of flower, grow three plants per person and six per household at home, and to smoke weed anywhere cigarettes are permitted a first for any state. It also includes a host of restorative justice provisions, including the automatic expungement of records for those convicted of low-level offenses and ear-marking tax revenue for a community reinvestment fund.
Cannabis is illegal in North Carolina, but some are optimistic that a medicinal bill could pass soon. In April, Sen. Bill Rabon, one of the top Republicans in the state Senate, introduced the Compassionate Care Act, which would legalize cannabis for certain medicinal uses.
Meanwhile, a poll conducted by Elon University in February found that a majority of residents support legalizing cannabis for adult use, while 73 percent support legalizing the drug for medicinal use. It took a couple of tries for North Dakota to get medical marijuana — a ballot initiative failed in before one finally passed in An initiative made it to the ballot in , but it was rejected by almost 60 percent of voters.
Earlier this year, some were optimistic that HB , which passed the House, might bring full legalization, but the Senate shut that plan down just weeks later. Days later, the body also blocked an effort to get legalization onto the ballot. Maybe fourth time will be the charm? Since Ohio legalized medical weed in , , people have enrolled as patients.
Weed is technically decriminalized in the state — less than grams is a misdemeanor — but local jurisdictions including Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland have reduced the penalties even more, or gotten rid of them all together. Full legalization failed on a ballot initiative in , but a new bill, which would fully decriminalize both the possession and cultivation of pot, was introduced in March.
The award for hottest cannabis market in the country goes to… Oklahoma? Procuring a recommendation from a doctor is no problem, either — one in 13 adults in Oklahoma have a card. Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman seen here, his flag collection has become a national figure in the fight to end prohibition. Pennsylvania seems primed for legalization. The state has had a medical marijuana program for five years, which has o ver half a million registered patients and caregivers; polling suggests two-thirds of voters support adult-use.
In addition, Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman has become a national, vocal advocate of legalization. We need to expunge all criminal convictions. If there is anybody serving jail time for a marijuana conviction, get them out immediately. Things are looking hopeful: In February, a bipartisan pair of state senators announced a bill that would legalize cannabis in the state — the first time a Republican lawmaker has sponsored such legislation.
Legalization will probably happen for Rhode Island this year. In March, leaders in the Senate put forward a bill, and days later, Governor Dan McKee announced his proposal as part of the budget. They both call for the legalization of marijuana for adults 21 and over, establishment of licensing procedures, and both address giving back to the communities torn apart by the war on drugs.
All cannabis is illegal in deep-red South Carolina, but one Republican lawmaker is doing all he can to pass a medicinal marijuana bill. Tom Davis in April threatened to hold all other legislation hostage if his colleagues tried to block his medicinal bill.
A poll conducted earlier this year found that 72 percent of South Carolinians are in favor of medicinal cannabis. South Dakota may be one of the most conservative states in the nation, but in November its residents voted in favor of an initiative to legalize cannabis for medicinal use and an initiative to legalize it recreationally. Republican officials like Governor Krisi Noem have been fighting both initiatives.
The medicinal law will take effect July 1st, but in January a state circuit judge ruled the adult-use initiative was unconstitutional. Advocates are appealing the ruling to the state Supreme Court, which is expected to hand down a decision this summer. A year later, they changed it to allow qualifying patients to bring products in from other states which is, of course, also against the law and in modified it again to specify those products had to be extremely low-THC — essentially just CBD products.
Republican Governor Bill Lee in May signed a bill to expand the program, although not significantly, and to create a commission to study the possibility of a more comprehensive medicinal program.
Texas is tough on cannabis. Arrests are now declining, but as recently as the state arrested nearly , people for cannabis-related offenses. There have been some recent efforts to bring about reform, most notably a bill to decriminalize that passed through a House committee in April, but for now, the drug is fully illegal. Texas does allow for the medicinal use of low-THC products, but only for a narrow set of intractable conditions.
Sales began immediately. Arizona rolled out adult-use sales faster than any other state that voted to pass recreational cannabis in the November elections. Companies already operating in the state's medical market had a first crack at recreational customers. In , California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. California became even more pot-friendly in when it made it legal to use and carry up to 1 ounce of marijuana.
The law also permits adults 21 and over to buy up to 8 grams of marijuana concentrates, which are found in edibles, and grow no more than six marijuana plants per household. In Colorado, there are more marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks and McDonald's combined.
The state joined Washington in becoming the first two states to fully legalize the drug in Residents and tourists over the age of 21 can buy up to 1 ounce of marijuana or 8 grams of concentrates. Some Colorado counties and cities have passed more restrictive laws. On June 18, the Connecticut legislature legalized cannabis for adults 21 and over and the law took effect on July 1. Recreational cannabis is now legal in the state and adults are allowed to possess or consume up to 1.
Sales aren't expected to begin until next year. Illinois lawmakers in June passed a bill that legalized the possession and commercial sale of marijuana in the state starting on January 1, Pritzker, who made marijuana legalization a core component of his campaign for the governor's office, signed the bill into law. Illinois is the one of the few states to legalize marijuana sales through a state legislature, rather than a ballot initiative.
A ballot initiative in gave Maine residents the right to possess up to 2. Massachusetts was the first state on the East Coast to legalize marijuana after voters approved the measure in Marijuana dispensaries opened their doors to consumers in November Adults over the age of 21 can purchase up to 1 ounce of marijuana but cannot consume it in public. Voters in Michigan passed Proposition 1 in , making it the first state in the Midwest to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for adults over the age of Adults can possess up to 2.
The law is more permissive than other states with legal marijuana: Most allow residents to possess only up to 1 ounce at a time. Montana in voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and over.
Montana residents are officially allowed to use marijuana as of January 1, A year later, the state will begin to open up applications for dispensaries. Residents and tourists who are 21 and over can buy 1 ounce of marijuana or one-eighth of an ounce of edibles or concentrates in Nevada. There's bad news if you want to grow your own bud, though.
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