The Washington D.C. Health Department is recommending that the city legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales, bypassing the U.S. Congress if need be. In a new report, D.C. health officials make several recommendations regarding legal marijuana: 1. Impose state taxes on production, distribution, and sales along with a licensed market participation, age restriction, and prohibitions…
Voters in Massachusetts are set to decide on the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes this fall, prompting the state’s governor, attorney general, and the mayor of Boston to come out against the idea in a recent op-ed for The Boston Globe. While it’s unlikely these officials actually wrote the op-ed – the real author is…
Guy Bentley Connecticut is moving further down the road to marijuana legalization with a fresh bill and widespread support. State Rep. Juan Candelaria is promising to “push hard” for legalization for those over 21 and is introducing a bill to the General Assembly with nine Democratic legislators, reports The Inquisitr. “I’m going to be…
Guy Bentley The majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, according to the latest poll. The percentage of Americans who support marijuana legalization rose four points to 52 percent from when YouGov last asked the same question back in March 2015. More than half of adults under the age of 65 support legalization but there…