Sentences with phrase «recreational marijuana programs»

The comments come as states have adopted recreational marijuana programs, including neighboring Massachusetts, though the implementation is on hold there.

Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but many states have decided they want to have a medical marijuana program or now a recreational marijuana program.

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Medical and recreational marijuana is a multi-billion dollar global industry, with various programs either ready to be implemented or already up and running in countries like Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic.

While Colorado and California are looked at as models of the modern marijuana economy, the U.S. lags behind other countries like Canada, which already has a fully - functional nationwide medical program and will launch its nationwide recreational program in the next year.

The first state to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana is now funding a host of programs with the proceeds.

Public Advocate Letitia James said Tuesday that legalizing recreational marijuana for adults would help achieve critical criminal justice reforms, and the increase in tax revenue could be funneled to education and support programs in communities that have been negatively and disproportionately impacted by its prohibition.

New York State currently provides a medical marijuana program for people with certain qualifying illnesses, but there has been renewed discussion over legalizing adult recreational use in recent years as states like Colorado and Washington pave the way.

In states like California, one of eight where recreational marijuana is legal, hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue have been raised for school construction and health programs.

Cuomo's call for a Department of Health study to look into legalizing marijuana is a bit of a turnaround for the governor, who oversaw the enactment of the state's medical marijuana program but has opposed the idea of legalizing recreational use.

«It really exemplifies the fact that 80 percent of the public support medicinal cannabis and even a majority of people support a recreational law,» said Kyle Kingsley, the CEO of Vireo Health, whose company is one of five that operate in the state's medical marijuana program, in an interview on Capital Tonight.

While the state's medical marijuana program is tightly controlled, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for a study to explore the legalization of recreational marijuana.

California Assembly Bill 1174 (AB 1174, McCarty) would make after school and summer learning programs an allowable use of Tax Revenues generated by Proposition 64, and the legalization of the adult use of recreational marijuana.

Many states that already have medical marijuana programs are now pushing for full recreational legalization.

We are working to ensure that revenue from the sale of recreational marijuana goes to support evidence based and evidence informed adolescent substance use prevention and education programs and services.