Elsewhere, Ohio votersapproveda ballot measure in November 2023, making it the latest state to act to legalize recreational marijuana. But in Oklahoma, a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational useon March 7, 2023. Floridians, meanwhile, willconsider States have their own processes...
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Today, 47 states, as well as Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana in one form or another. With the rapid rise in the popularity of marijuana, many people are asking where is medical marijuana legal and where is recreational marijuana legal? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is...
Louisiana lawmakers have been inching closer to legalizing cannabis for years. As noted, people don't face a very stiff penalty for just having it in specified amounts. Additionally, marijuana for medicinal use is legal with a doctor's prescription. The rub with the medical marijuana law is ...
the United States, progress towards legal marijuana hit a wall in 2024.Ballot measures to legalize cannabis failed in three states—North Dakota, South Dakota, and Florida (a majority of voters opted for legal weed in Florida, but the proposal fell short of the 60% approval needed to pass)...
However, despite numerous victorious pro-marijuana ballot measures and ordinances, progress has been slow. Since 2020, at least 50 California cities have moved to allow marijuana retail shops, according to a tally by Hirsh Jain at Ananda Strategy. However, the vast majority of these shops haven...
"I can't believe I voted 'no' when it was finally on the ballot," said Marty Dvorchak, 62, of the northern Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield. "I think it's ridiculous that marijuana is illegal." University of Cincinnati student Natalie McClorey, 22, said she also didn't like the exclus...
midterm elections, when initiatives to legalize marijuana will be on the ballot in Michigan and North Dakota and are being considered in others. Recreational use of marijuana is legal in nine states, and 30 states allow for medical use. Though a majority of Americans support marijuana ...
“The passage of this ballot measure positions New Jersey to take the lead in the Northeast and will push neighboring states, like New York and Pennsylvania, to take action on marijuana legalization,” Hawkins added. “This is a victory for social justice given that Black residents of New Jers...
“The passage of this ballot measure positions New Jersey to take the lead in the Northeast and will push neighboring states, like New York and Pennsylvania, to take action on marijuana legalization,” Hawkins added. “This is a victory for social justice given that Black residents of New Jers...