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April 17, 2016: medical use law signed by Governor Wolf. Possession of 30 g (1.1 oz) or less up to 30 days in jail and fine up to $500. More than 30g a misdemeanor up to a year in jail and $5000 fine. [173] Rhode Island: Legal to possess up to 1 oz (28 g) Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g)
On November 4, 2008, Massachusetts voters passed a ballot initiative that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. [3] The Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative made the possession of less than one ounce (28 g) of marijuana punishable by a fine of $100 without the possessor being reported to the state's criminal history board. [10]
[20] Offenses related to the sale of marijuana start with fifth-degree criminal sale of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor that covers amounts less than 2 grams (0.071 oz). Fourth-degree criminal sale of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor, covers sales between that amount and 25 grams (7 ⁄ 8 oz). Amounts up to 4 ounces (110 g) are third-degree ...
On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to legalize recreational marijuana use starting on January 1, 2020. The bill was signed by Governor J. B. Pritzker on June 25, 2019. [24] [25] [26] Recreational-use revenue in Illinois is expected to reach an estimated $1.6 billion a year. [27]
Accordingly, possession of 30 grams (1.1 oz) or less was made a misdemeanor. [219] Cannabis has been available for recreational use in coffee shops since 1976. [ 220 ] Cannabis products are only sold openly in certain local "coffeeshops" and possession of up to 5 grams (0.18 oz) for personal use is decriminalized, however: the police may still ...
Under Ohio law, the possession of up to 100 grams (3½ oz) of marijuana is a "minor misdemeanor" which carries a maximum fine of $150. Possession of more than 100 grams (3½ oz) but less than 200 grams (7 oz) of marijuana is a misdemeanor punishable by up to thirty days in jail and a $250 fine. [3] [4]
Under the typical 50 ng/mL cutoff used for cannabis testing in the United States, an occasional or on-off user would be very unlikely to test positive beyond 3–4 days since the last use, and a chronic user would be likely to test positive much beyond 7 days all the way up to 90 days in a urine or hair sample.
Cannabis flowers next to a plastic canister of 3.5 grams. Cannabis in Canada is legal for both recreational and medicinal purposes. Cannabis was originally prohibited in 1923 until medicinal use of cannabis was legalized nationwide under conditions outlined in the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations issued by Health Canada, which regulated medical cannabis effective 30 July 2001, and ...