- Marijuana wouldn't be recognized as a controlled substance in the state.
- The substance would be fully legalized for both medicinal and personal usage.
- Marijuana could be sold legally, although restrictions on such commerce is yet to be heard.
- All prisoners currently held in the state of Missouri that had been incarcerated for incidents related to marijuana would be freed, given no persons are currently serving time for violent offenses.
Marijuana Facts 2018
Just five years ago, recreational marijuana wasn't legal anywhere within the United States, ranging from the Lower 48 to Alaska and down to Hawaii. The movement for recreational marijuana began in both Colorado and Oregon, although eight states and Washington, D.C., have both given the seemingly-harmless drug the green light.
Few, if any, deaths have been linked directly to marijuana. Cannabis is a safe alternative to its legalized, liquid counterpart - alcohol - not to mention virtually every harmful psychoactive substance available, both illegally and legally.
Let's dig into nine mind-blowing facts regarding the leafy green substance, its legality, and use within the United States.
Though Canada Has Decriminalized Marijuana, Full Legalization Is Still Not In Place
Update:06-28-2018 Canada has passed a bill to legalize marijuana federally.
Many people, both marijuana users and not, know that Canada has upheld the decriminalization of marijuana for some years. Although it's decriminalized, the leafy substance hasn't been legalized in the nation - yet.
Currently, Uruguay is the only country on planet Earth to regulate a commercial market of legalized marijuana. Canada could become the second to do such as early as mid-2017, thanks to Justin Trudeau's proposition of such a plan last year.
All adults over 18 would be able to grow a maximum a four plants per house, hold up to 30 grams of marijuana, and be able to use the drug without limit, under the bill's provision.
Legalized Marijuana Sales Are Off The Proverbial Charts
According to the commercial market research firm New Frontier Data, calendar year 2016 was home to $6.6 billion in revenues from legalized marijuana, including both recreational and medicinal marijuana.
The $6.6 billion sum beaks down to $4.7 billion related to strictly medical-use marijuana, with the remaining $1.9 billion tied to legalized recreational-use sales.
Experts predict that, by year 2025, the legalized marijuana industry will grow to an astounding $24 billion in revenue.
As Early As Next Year, Missouri May See Legalized Marijuana
With the solid majority of states in America recognizing legalized marijuana in either a recreational or medical capacity, it makes sense that it could become legalized in some form nationwide before we know it.
A piece of legislation titled the Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiative could be voted on as early as November 6, 2018, which would perform the following functions in the Southeastern, traditionally-conservative state: