On January 22, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (GOP) signed into law a bill to allow recreational marijuana use. However, the sale of recreational cannabis in the state is still prohibited, according to the Huffington Post. Initially, the drafters of the bill included a clause on the legalization of trade in ...
Those wishing to buy legal recreational marijuana in California on the first day of its sale formed huge queues on the morning of January 1 near stores in several cities, writes The New York Post. 66-year-old Jeff Deakin and his wife Mary waited outside the store for almost the whole ...
On January 1, California entered into force a law to legalize recreational marijuana. Now residents of the state over the age of 21 have the right to store up to one ounce (28 grams) of cannabis or grow up to six cannabis plants at home, writes the BBC. Hemp ...
According to a 2017 poll by Gallup, 64% of Americans support legalizing recreational marijuana. Support for legalization is due to a change in public perception of the potential harm of marijuana, as well as the prospect of generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from this business, writes USA Today. At present ...
In early August, Senator Corey Booker introduced a bill proposing to legalize marijuana nationwide and punish local communities that do not want to build a business based on the use of the drug. However, as the experience of the state of Colorado has shown, legalizing cannabis does not lead to ...
On Tuesday, in several states, in addition to the presidential elections, local residents also voted in a referendum on the legalization of marijuana. California, Nevada and Massachusetts voted in favor. Counting is still underway in Maine, but it looks like there will be an affirmative decision there too. Now in...
The Wall Street Journal, together with the NBC television company, found out the opinions of thousands of Americans about what, in their opinion, is more harmful: tobacco, alcohol, sugar or marijuana. Almost half - 49% of respondents - answered that they consider cigarettes the most harmful of the above, 24%...