The visual shown below from New Frontier Data looks at the status of cannabis legislation in every state in the US and the timeline of when medical and/or recreational use became legal.
On this 4/20, we take a moment to reflect on the fact that at the federal level, cannabis is still considered an illegal substance.
However, as Visual Capitalist's Avery Koop notes, individual states do have the right to determine their own laws around cannabis sales and usage.
This visual from New Frontier Data looks at the status of cannabis in every state and the timeline of when medical and/or recreational use became legal.
Cannabis Through the Years
In the U.S., the oldest legalese concerning cannabis dates back to the 1600s—the colony of Virginia required every farm to grow and produce hemp. Since then, cannabis use was fairly wide open until the 1930s when the Marihuana Tax Act was enforced, prohibiting marijuana federally but still technically allowing medical use.
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