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The recreational and medicinal use of cannabis in the Northern Mariana Islands has been legal since September 2018.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] House Bill 20-178[9] was signed into law by Gov. Ralph Torres, becoming Public Law 20-66.[9] The cannabis legalization bill was introduced as the "Taulamwaar Sensible CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018," named in honor of David Kapileo Peter or Taulamwaar, who advocated cannabis legalization over four years ago.[3][10] The first dispensary opened to the public on July 16, 2021.[11][12]

According to the 2012 World Drug Report by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a United States Territory, then had the second highest marijuana consumption per capita of any nation or territory in the world, at 22.2%.[13]

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  3. ^ a b "Marijuana bill passes House - Saipan News, Headlines, Events, Ads | Saipan Tribune". www.saipantribune.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Angell, Tom. "Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Bill, Making History In US Territory". Forbes. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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  6. ^ "CNMI Legalization - NORML - Working to Reform Marijuana Laws". norml.org. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Eugenio, Haidee V. (September 20, 2018). "CNMI legalizes recreational marijuana, as Guam's medical cannabis still not a reality 4 years later". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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  9. ^ a b "BREAKING NEWS: NMI legalizes pot". Saipan News, Headlines, Events, Ads | Saipan Tribune. September 21, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Drury, Adam (August 8, 2018). "Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Votes to Legalize Marijuana". High Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (July 20, 2021). "First cannabis store opens doors to Saipan community". Marianas Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Cabrera, Bea (July 19, 2021). "Saipan Select: 1st cannabis retailer in the CNMI now open". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Cannabis-Smoking Countries Worldwide". Business Insider. June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

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