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Cannabis. In the United States, the removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the category reserved for drugs that have "no currently accepted medical use", is a proposed legal and administrative change in cannabis-related law at the federal level.
In September 2019, the Australian Capital Territory became the first state or territory of Australia to legalize recreational use of cannabis. Since 31 January 2020 residents have been allowed to grow two plants and possess 50 g ( 1. +. 3⁄4 oz), though sales or other transfer is prohibited, including cannabis seeds.
v. t. e. Cannabis in Alaska is legal for recreational use since 2014. It was first legalized by the court ruling Ravin v. State in 1975, but later recriminalized by Measure 2 in 1990. Ballot measures in 2000 and 2004 attempted (but failed) to legalize recreational use, until finally Measure 2 in 2014 passed with 53.2% of the vote.
A dried cannabis flower. The effects of cannabis are caused by chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 120 terpenes, which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
An estimate from a cannabis industry research firm suggests state-compliant businesses paid $1.8 billion in excess taxes in 2022. A federal reclassification should also reassure banks and credit ...
April 20, 2024 at 5:30 AM. It’s 420 or “weed day,” and people around the world will be paying homage to their favorite guilty pleasure: marijuana. Currently, 24 states, two territories and ...
A 2020 study found that junk food sales increased between 3.2 and 4.5 percent in states that had legalized cannabis. [5] A 2022 study found that legalization had led to a 20% increase in use of cannabis in the US. [6] Pharmaceutical companies had lower returns. [7] Moreover, legalization leads to a decreased perception of cannabis use as "risky ...
Cannabis. Cannabis in Arizona is legal for recreational use. A 2020 initiative to legalize recreational use ( Proposition 207, the Smart and Safe Act) passed with 60% of the vote. Possession and cultivation of recreational cannabis became legal on November 30, 2020, with the first state-licensed sales occurring on January 22, 2021.