Republicans are more cautious than Democrats when it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana: 45 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favor legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, while 39 say the percent should be legal only for medical use. In comparison, 73% of Democrats and Democrats say marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational purposes; Another 21% say it should only be legal for medical purposes. Polling trends for Maryland show strong support: 73 percent of respondents said they would vote for legalization. If passed, the constitutional amendment that would allow people aged 21 and over to use cannabis is passed, recreational marijuana would become legal by July 2023. Only two of the five state election initiatives calling on voters to legalize cannabis for adults passed in Tuesday`s midterm elections. In the long run, public support for marijuana legalization has risen sharply, according to a separate Gallup poll question asking whether marijuana use should be legalized — without specifying whether it would be legalized for recreational or medical use. This year, 68% of adults say marijuana should be legal, matching Gallup`s record legalization support in 2021. In Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota, voters are asked if they support legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults. The measure is expected to be passed in three states — Arkansas, Maryland and Missouri, according to polls. For the Dakotas, however, the outcome is less certain. A total of 72,277 deaths in all age groups reported in 26 states were removed from the tracker “because the CDC`s algorithm accidentally counted non-Covid-19 deaths,” agency spokeswoman Jasmine Reed told the Guardian. The medical and recreational use of marijuana remains illegal nationally, with the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classifying cannabis as a Schedule I drug.

Despite this classification, which is reserved for substances with no accepted medical use and high potential for abuse, the medical benefits of marijuana are hard to deny. The new poll follows President Joe Biden`s decision to pardon those convicted of possession of marijuana at the federal level and directs his administration to review how marijuana is classified under federal law. It was put in place ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections, when two states legalized recreational marijuana use — as well as 19 states and the District of Columbia, which had already done so. The Cole memo protected states that had legalized marijuana from federal law enforcement — until it was repealed last year. If a law is passed, they will join 19 states and the District of Columbia. Marijuana is completely banned in just 13 states — without authorization for medical or recreational use. “Anyone caught here with a usable amount of marijuana will be charged accordingly,” El Paso Police Sgt. Enrique Carrillo told Nexstar partner KTSM.

Recreational sales will take place just steps away from nearby El Paso, where local law enforcement is warning that it`s still not legal to bring cannabis across state borders. Efforts to legalize adults have recently stalled in New York and New Jersey, despite apparent public support. We are investigating the reasons. On Election Day 2020, voters in the District of Columbia and Oregon will be able to decide on voting initiatives to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms (more commonly known as magic mushrooms). If passed, Washington DC and Oregon will follow Ann Arbor, Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz in decriminalizing magic mushrooms. In doing so, efforts to decriminalize the mushroom have similarities to early marijuana legalization efforts: an initial focus on decriminalization — often at the city level — followed by legalization pushes that emphasize the drug`s documented medical benefits. Read more> “Gallup poll figures show that half of Republican voters now also support legal marijuana. Support among young Republicans is particularly high, says Morgan Fox, policy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML): “It`s hard to find a problem right now that has as much public support as ending cannabis prohibition.” It seems increasingly likely that bipartisan efforts will be made to legalize cannabis at the federal level in the coming years. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment prevents the federal government from allocating funds to disrupt the implementation of medical marijuana legalization in states — but it must be renewed annually.