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Where is weed legal? Map of U.S. marijuana laws by state The legalization of marijuana in America has been moving at a breakneck speed in recent years. In 2016, marijuana legalization in America reached a tipping point: Medical marijuana became legal in half of the 50 states. Election 2016 brought additional states into the fold: Now nine states and Washington, D.C., allow adult-use recreational marijuana; 29 states have approved medical marijuana programs. Related news on legal marijuana in the U.S.
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- Under state law, recreational marijuana becomes legal on Wednesday. But under federal law, users can still be prosecuted. The Medicine Man marijuana dispensary in Denver is to open as a recreational retail outlet at the start of 2014.
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Driving Under the Influence, of Marijuana A billboard in Newark. A highway safety official in Colorado, where marijuana is legal, said that “a lot of people don’t think D.U.I. laws apply.” Credit Carlo Allegri/Reuters.
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- In four states, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, the sale and possession of marijuana is legal for both medical and non-medical use; and Washington DC has legalized personal use but not commercial sale.nder federal law, it is illegal to possess, use, buy, sell, or cultivate marijuana, since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, claiming it has a high potential for abuse and has no acceptable medical use.
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- Recreational use of cannabis is illegal in most parts of the world, but the medical use of cannabis is legal in certain countries, including Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
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Cannabis in the United States The use, sale and possession of cannabis (marijuana) in the United States is illegal under federal law. However, some states have created exemptions for medical cannabis use, as well as decriminalized non-medical cannabis use.
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Marijuana Is Officially Legal In Alaska Voters in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C., passed similar marijuana laws last year, joining Colorado and Washington state, which legalized recreational marijuana in 2012 and opened retail shops in 2014. Oregon's law is scheduled to go into effect later this year.
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- Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form. Three other states will soon join them after recently passing measures permitting use of medical marijuana. Seven states and the District of Columbia have adopted the most expansive laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Most recently, California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada all passed measures in November legalizing recreational marijuana.
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Californians Legalize Marijuana in Vote That Could Echo Nationally Marijuana being cut in Covelo, Calif. With the addition of California and Massachusetts, the percentage of Americans living in states where marijuana use is legal for adults rose to nearly 20 percent, from 5 percent. Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times.
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These Are The States That Legalized Weed Eight states, including California, decided to pass measures legalizing recreational or medical marijuana. Arizona was the only state that voted against legalizing the recreational use of pot. Ahead, check out where weed is now legal. This article was originally published on November 8, 2016.
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Legal Marijuana Is The Fastest-Growing Industry In The U.S.: Report Medical marijuana is already legal in Arizona and California and recreational legalization measures are likely to appear on the 2016 ballots in both states. More than 1.5 million shoppers purchased legal marijuana from a dispensary, either medical or recreational, in 2014.
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You Can? How To Buy Medical Marijuana At Dispensaries In the United States, 18 out of 50 states and Washington D.C. are now legal to sell, distribute and grow medical marijuana according to ProCon’s website. Canada, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Israel, Italy, Finland, and Portugal have also passed laws so you can legally buy marijuana for medical use.
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High Times: The Next Five States to Tackle Pot Laws The United States is seeing green over legalized marijuana and the tax bounty it brings in. Weed is legal in at least some form in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Most allow it for medical use only. Colorado and Washington this year enacted laws that allow recreational use by adults.
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- Marijuana is illegal in the U.S., but certain states allow it to be used as medical treatment. Here’s a state-by-state guide to medical marijuana use. Image: The dark green represents states that allow medicinal marijuana. Light green represents states with marijuana-friendly laws or pending legislation.
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Map: The United States of Legal Weed With marijuana now legal in four states and the District of Columbia, the movement to end the prohibition of pot continues to gain steam. Another five states are expected to introduce ballot measures to legalize recreational pot in 2016, including California, Massachusetts, and Nevada.
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Big Marijuana fights legalization Pot legalization activists are running into an unexpected and ironic opponent in their efforts to make cannabis legal: Big Marijuana. Medical marijuana is a billion-dollar industry — legal in 18 states, including California, Nevada, Oregon and Maine — and like any entrenched business, it’s fighting to keep what it has and shut out competitors.
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States Where Smoking Marijuana is Legal There are four states in which marijuana is legal for recreational use in the United States. They are Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Washington, D.C., also allows the recreational use of marijuana. All four states had previously allowed the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Related Story: Pros and Cons of Marijuana Legalization. Colorado and Washington were the first states in the nation to legalize recreational use of the substance in 2012.
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- Currently, the use of both recreational and medicinal marijuana has been entirely legalized in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. The cities of Portland and South Portland in Maine fully legalized marijuana for both medical and recreational use.en states, Guam, and Puerto Rico have only legalized medical marijuana. Three states and the U.S. Virgin Islands have only decriminalized possession laws. The remaining twenty-two states and two inhabited territories state that marijuana possession and sales are illegal and prohibited entirely.
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- As of November 9, 2016, the use of both recreational and medicinal marijuana has been legalized in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
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The next 11 states to legalize marijuana Compared to 1969, when only 12% supported legalizing pot, the majority of Americans today support legalizing recreational use of the drug. It is legal to purchase marijuana in four states — Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington — as well as in the District of Columbia.
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- State Marijuana Laws Map. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Four states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for recreational use. In Alaska, adults 21 and older can now transport, buy or possess up to an ounce of marijuana and six plants.
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How âMedicalâ Is Marijuana? Continue reading the main story. It is becoming easier to get marijuana, legally. In the last 20 years or so, 23 states, as well as the District of Columbia, have passed laws that make it legal to use marijuana for medical treatments. So have some countries, like Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Israel and Spain.
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Smokin' the Grass... Technically, smoking and possessing marijuana is illegal in Prague and the Czech Republic, though the marijuana legalization movement in the city is highly active.
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Even when 'legal,' marijuana is risky business Washington State legalized marijuana, but it's still illegal to the federal government. That makes growing it -- and selling it -- complicated. At the local level, pot businesses are often welcomed by politicians and sheriffs alike. Medical marijuana is legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia.
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States Where Smoking Marijuana is Legal Updated June 24, 2016. There are four states in which marijuana is legal for recreational use in the United States. They are Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Washington, D.C., also allows the recreational use of marijuana. All four states had previously allowed the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.