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These Are All The States That Have Legalized Weed

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 08:45

This year alone there have already been more than 50 legislative initiatives around the country aimed at legalizing or decriminalizing medical or recreational marijuana. 

Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington state, and Washington, D.C., have already legalized recreational, as well as medical, marijuana for adults (although in D.C., it still isn't legal to buy).

And 20 more states have legalized medical marijuana: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The state moves haven't changed federal marijuana policy, though — the Office of National Drug Control Policy notes that "these state marijuana laws do not change the fact that using marijuana continues to be an offense under federal law."

This year could see marijuana legalized for recreational use in an additional 10...

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