In 2016, nine
U.S. state
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s proposed cannabis reform legislation for
medical marijuana
Medical cannabis, or medical marijuana (MMJ), is cannabis and cannabinoids that are prescribed by physicians for their patients. The use of cannabis as medicine has not been rigorously tested due to production and governmental restrictions ...
and non-medical adult use. , the state laws are still at odds with the
Federal status of cannabis, which is classified as a
Schedule I narcotic. ''
The Los Angeles Times
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'' stated that if all the measures passed, nine states encompassing a quarter of the U.S. population would have legalized recreational use, and "The presence of legalization measures on the ballot in Arkansas and North Dakota — both staunchly conservative states — illustrate the power of the trend toward legalization" and Federal reforms on banking are "increasingly looking inevitable".
References
External links
Congressional Affairs, September 2016National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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