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Recreational marijuana could be legalized in more states in 2024

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federal law, but 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational purposes, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), an advocacy group that tracks state-level legislation on the issue. The use and possession of marijuana is illegal under U.S. 38 states and.

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Recreational marijuana legalization bill stalls in New Mexico, but could head for special session

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New Mexico lawmakers postponed a Senate floor vote on a recreational marijuana legalization bill as the regular legislative session ended Saturday, but the measure may be headed to a special session. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has been pushing for legalization. View original article.

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Washington DC weighs competing recreational cannabis bills

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Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council Chair Phil Mendelson introduced separate measures. At least one advocacy group is supporting Mendelson’s bill. “We View original article.

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Ohio Attorney General Rejects Recreational Cannabis Proposal

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Ohio attorney general Dave Yost has rejected an advocacy group’s proposal and signatures to legalize recreational cannabis. The legalization proposal, called “An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis,” seeks to add a chapter to the Ohio Revised Code in order to legalize cannabis for recreational use.

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Guardian Article: UK cannabis campaigners take note: in the US, change came from below

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This is MedMen, part of a national chain of quality pot shops that constitute the normal now that cannabis is authorised for recreational and medical use in California and 16 other states. Having set off down the road toward full legalisation almost 30 years ago, though, America does have some salient lessons to offer.

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Virginia House Democrats back legalization this summer of small amounts of marijuana; Northam supportive – Cannabis Business Executive

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You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Virginia / Virginia House Democrats back legalization this summer of small amounts of marijuana; Northam supportive. Ralph Northam , Legal Marijuana , marijuana legalization , marijuana possession , recreational marijuana , Virginia Democrats , virginia marijuana.

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Article – The Dallas Morning News: They were licensed to sell marijuana; now they face years in federal prison

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Two men started legal marijuana businesses in Oklahoma, but were caught with pot in North Texas. Don Pirtle and Justin Machacek both learned the hard way about the nation’s capricious patchwork of marijuana laws in which Texas, where marijuana is illegal, is surrounded by states that have legalized it for medical treatment.