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Here's When You Can Start Legally Buying Weed in States That Just Legalized It

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 11/11/2016 - 08:45

One in five Americans can now use marijuana legally.

Seven states legalized marijuana in some form on Election Day. California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada showed up to support recreational marijuana, while Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota passed ballot initiatives legalizing medical marijuana.

As the governor of Colorado said at the time the state legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, users shouldn't "break out the Cheetos" just yet. Sales are still a ways away.

Here's a summary of when residents can light up legally in their states:

Arkansas

Residents with one of 17 qualifying medical conditions — including cancer, glaucoma, and fibromyalgia — may now buy marijuana legally with a doctor's recommendation.

The bad news is that there's no one to sell patients their medicine yet. A newly made state commission will start accepting licensing applications for dispensaries and cultivation facilities on June 1, 2017. It could be...

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