Medical marijuana is legal in 37 states but still prohibited by federal statute.
Olena Ruban
Though marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes in 37 states and Washington, DC — and recreationally in 18 — the use, possession or sale of cannabis remains prohibited by federal statute.
That’s created a significant disconnect that an increasing number of lawmakers are eager to reconcile: In a letter last month, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Cory Booker invited their colleagues to help draft legislation that would end the federal ban and lift state-sanctioned dispensaries out of legal limbo.
Legal US cannabis sales hit nearly $15 billion in 2021 and are on target to surpass $25 billion within the next three years. In 2021 alone, legislation fully legalizing the recreational use of pot passed in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico and Virginia — the first Southern state to do so. On Tuesday, New…
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Medical marijuana is legal in 37 states but still prohibited by federal statute.
Olena Ruban
Though marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes in 37 states and Washington, DC — and recreationally in 18 — the use, possession or sale of cannabis remains prohibited by federal statute.
That’s created a significant disconnect that an increasing number of lawmakers are eager to reconcile: In a letter last month, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Cory Booker invited their colleagues to help draft legislation that would end the federal ban and lift state-sanctioned dispensaries out of legal limbo.
Legal US cannabis sales hit nearly $15 billion in 2021 and are on target to surpass $25 billion within the next three years. In 2021 alone, legislation fully legalizing the recreational use of pot passed in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico and Virginia — the first Southern state to do so. On Tuesday, New…