When it comes to product selection, there tends to be very little difference between medical and recreational menus. Some state medical marijuana laws, however, may restrict the form factor allowed to patients, so certain products—like smokable flower—may be unavailable to them.
Medical and recreational dispensaries tend to have similar shopping experiences. Some medical dispensaries also have a waiting room where patients sit and are called back one at a time to ensure privacy. They may also offer discounts and tax breaks to medical patients. Recreational dispensaries also check ID, and like medical marijuana dispensaries, they often only accept cash or debit cards due to the lack of banking services set up for the cannabis industry.
Oftentimes, recreational stores are not permitted to provide medical advice to customers, although you can still shop at them as a medical patient. Some shops are also dual-licensed, meaning they can cater to the needs of both recreational and medical consumers. Medical dispensaries and dual-licensed shops are better equipped to answer patient questions. Below is a list of states and territories that have legalized marijuana for adult use.
Click on the name of the state to navigate to more information about its marijuana laws. First, assess which shops are near you. Click to view their details at a glance, or dive into their full dispensary page to check out reviews, deals, and menus. Every shop has a unique staff, atmosphere, deals, and product selection. Many dispensaries provide ongoing training and certification programs for budtenders to ensure they stay updated on the latest products and best practices for helping customers choose the right products.
Keep in mind, however, that your local dispensary may carry a lot of products, and you may find yourself overwhelmed by the options available. Furthermore, dispensaries are often busy, so you may have to wait in line while budtenders help other customers. The aim, in Deputy Tourism Minister Remo Monzeglio words, isn't to promote Uruguay as a destination for cannabis tourism, but rather to steer tourists away from street sales and into the regulated market.
But a report showed that an estimated majority of marijuana users continued to purchase it from the unregulated market.
The island has long been associated with pot and reggae music but it decriminalized possession of small amounts of weed only in Individuals are allowed to cultivate up to five cannabis plants. Smoking ganja, local slang for marijuana, is legal in licensed dispensaries and private residences.
People caught with less than about 50 grams of marijuana face no arrest or criminal record — but they are supposed to pay a small fine unless they have a medical prescription. Followers of the Rastafari religion are allowed to smoke an unlimited amount of ganja for sacramental purposes.
Personal possession of any type of substance is considered a mere administrative offense. No prison charges or criminal records will follow those who get caught with drugs, Instead, they are asked to register themselves at a rehabilitation center, pay fines, or do community service, depending on the amount of weed in possession.
Portugal, however, still puts marijuana under the same category as heroin. That means people who do not have a prescription for medical marijuana, and still want to purchase the drug, resort to buying pot from illegal dealers. The recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Canada in But legalization made a huge difference in reducing the number of cannabis-related arrests. In , the police recorded 26, possession cases until legalization went into effect in mid-October.
In , that number dropped to 46, according to Statistics Canada. But legalization brought a huge change in the disproportionate effect Canada's incarcerations have on minorities. A total of 35 states have legalized marijuana for medical use, 16 of which allow adults to legally use the substance for recreational use. The states of Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana nearly 10 years ago. Since then, a bulk of research projects have examined the impacts of legalization on the US economy.
A recent report by Cato Institute, a Washington-based libertarian think tank, found that in alone the legal marijuana industry created 77, jobs across the US.
The report also highlighted the lucrative tax revenues of the legal marijuana trade. The countries Georgia and South Africa both legalized the recreational use of marijuana in In just one year, Georgia scrapped criminal penalties for marijuana use and introduced legislation to allow marijuana exports.
In March, Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized the private recreational use of cannabis by adults. Yes, intractable epilepsy, incurable neurodegenerative disease, terminal cancer, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, ALS, autism. Yes Yes Utah NEW comprehensive program approved in , included in table above HB Hemp Extract Registration Act Yes Not completely clear, however it may allow higher education institutions to grow or cultivate industrial hemp. Yes, intractable epilepsy that hasn't responded to three or more treatment options suggested by a neurologist.
No "Hemp extracts" with less than. Qualified patients would also be allowed to access CBD from an out-of-state medical cannabis dispensary that allows for out-of-state patients to use their dispensaries as well as remove the products from the state.
Seizure disorders Exception to the definition of prohibited THC by state law, allows for possession of "cannabidiol in a form without a psychoactive effect. Intractable epilepsy or seizure disorders No "Hemp extracts" with less than 0. Yes Yes. This website uses cookies to analyze traffic and for other purposes.
You consent to the use of cookies if you use this website. Continue Our online privacy policy. SB46 Ballot Measure 2 Marijuana Regulations. Proposition Issue 6 Proposition SB Colorado Medical program info -Nonmedical use info. Amendment 20 HB Nonmedical use legislation SB SB SB 17 District of Columbia. Initiative 59 L Initiative 71 Amendment 2 Proposal 14A Approved in Nov. Nonmedical use- Bill No. HB 1 Eff. Measure approved by legislature in May, , signed by governor June 25, Effective Jan.
SB not yet in effect. Yes, but not for dispensary purchases. Adults 21 and older may purchase from nonmedical retail dispensaries. Question 1 page 4 Chapter Question 3 Regulations Question 4 Proposal 1 Yes, for legal protection of possession, but not for dispensary purchases.
Proposal SF , Chapter Initiative SB Initiative Initiative Yes, if the other state's program are "substantially similar. Adults 21 and older may purchase at nonmedical retail dispensaries. Question 2 page New Hampshire. HB HB 89 New Jersey. SB Program information. Public Question 1 passed by voters in to allow legislature to enact legislation NJ AB 21 passed legislature, signed by governor March 1, SB Medical Cannabis Program.
New York. Yes- Ingested doses may not contain more than 10 mg of THC, product may not be combusted smoked. Measure 5 NDCC Measure 91 Public Health Department Regulation in Spanish. Rhode Island.
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