List of 2020 United States cannabis reform proposals information
List of 2020 United States cannabis reform proposals
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Legality of cannabis in the United States (2023)
Status
Legal for recreational use
Legal for medical use
Illegal
Legalization of cannabis was considered in several U.S. states in 2020. States considered likely to legalize it for recreational use included Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York.[1][2][3][4]
At the beginning of 2020, 11 U.S. states had fully legalized cannabis, creating a "quasi post-Prohibition landscape" according to CNN.[5]Politico reported that the number of states with some form of legalization could reach 40 by year's end.[4] This remained at odds with Federal prohibition at the beginning of the year (see List of Schedule I drugs (US)), although the House of Representatives held hearings in January on bills that could reschedule the substance or deschedule it entirely.[6]
Cannabis legalization was ultimately approved via November ballot measures in four states: Arizona (Proposition 207, 60% Yes), Montana (Initiative 190, 57% Yes), South Dakota (Amendment A, 54% Yes), and New Jersey (Question 1, 67% Yes). Additionally, medical cannabis was legalized via ballot measures during the same election in Mississippi and South Dakota. South Dakota would have become the first state to legalize medical and recreational cannabis simultaneously, but Amendment A was overturned in court the following February; this marked the first time that a legalization ballot measure was overturned.[7] Observers noted that cannabis legalization was approved in states with both conservative and liberal electorates, making it one of the few issues to gain broad bipartisan support in an otherwise highly divisive election.[8]
Vermont, which had previously legalized marijuana possession and home growing, legalized retail marijuana sales in 2020.[9]
Once all ballot measures took effect in 2021, a total of 14 states had legalized cannabis for recreational use.
^Taylor Seely (June 26, 2019). "Why Arizona will probably legalize recreational marijuana in 2020". Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via azcentral.com.
^Don Jergler (January 2, 2020). "2020 Predictions from Cannabis Industry Experts: More Insurance Business". Insurance Journal. San Diego: Wells Media Group. Archived from the original on January 4, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^Sean Williams (November 17, 2019). "6 States Trying to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in 2020". Motley Fool. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ abMona Zhang (January 20, 2020), Marijuana legalization may hit 40 states. Now what?, Politico, archived from the original on January 25, 2020, retrieved January 24, 2020
^""Cannabis Policies for the New Decade:" House subcommittee holds 1st hearing, explores lifting some restrictions". CNN wire service. January 15, 2020. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via WITI (fox6now.com).
^Jon Blistein (January 14, 2020), "Hot Box the House: Inside the Marijuana Bills Congress Will Debate This Week", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on December 3, 2020, retrieved January 24, 2020
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