Are the munchies big in Motown? One thing's for certain - people in Michigan love their marijuana. And with a doctor's note, Michiganders can have up to 2. Do residents ever take a trip to Yellowstone-d National Park? This photo was taken during a medical marijuana rights demonstration in Missoula.
Cannabis is big in Connecticut - but the state doesn't have any medical marijuana laws on the books. For ranking 13, it's also the lowest-ranked New England state on the stoned states list. People in the Big Apple smoke bud, even though marijuana is illegal throughout the state - even for medicinal use. This photo was taken during a pro-cannabis demonstration in New York City. According to a recent report by the New York Civil Liberties union, New York City police arrest and jail more people for marijuana-related offenses than anywhere else - in the world.
Why can't Gotham get enough of ganja? Washington doesn't mess around when it comes to weed. While most states with medical marijuana laws allow one to three ounces of supply, Washington allows an eye-popping 24 ounces - or a 60 day supply.
This photo was taken during the Hempfest in Seattle - the largest rally and festival advocating marijuana drug war reforms in the world. Despite the national perception that Californians love their cannabis, the state only ranked 10th on this list. Still, nearly 13 percent of Californians smoke indo, possibly before heading out to In-N-Out burger for munchies. The next 'highest' place is the African nation of Zambia with Even though it is illegal there as well, farmers are rapidly turning to marijuana cultivation over traditional crops - and legalizing the plant there has now become a political issue, with presidential candidates promising to make it lawful if voted to power!
With the movement for legalizing pot snowballing in the United States, no wonder it has the third-highest consumption in the world with Medical marijuana is now legal in 23 states - while recreational use is also permitted by law in Colorado and Washington!
Coming close at the heels of the US is Italy with While it is illegal to cultivate or sell marijuana there, possession of small quantities for medical use has been decriminalized. In fact, the country will now have its army cultivating cheap marijuana from next year to dissuade illegal street dealers from thriving!
With a similar percentage of the population smoking weed, New Zealand is next on the list. Anything to do with this herb is illegal there, even though there have been political efforts to legalize medical marijuana. It has not come to pass yet, although the supporters do not seem to be giving up anytime soon. With They have a federal agency that makes sure there is no growing, processing, trafficking or consumption of the plant by destroying plantings and keeping a check at airports.
The next nation is Canada with However, the cultivation, transportation and consumption for medicinal reasons are authorized by the government. Research suggests that Icelanders consume between 1, metric tons of marijuana every year, which is about grams per person. And this number is likely to be even higher since even long-time smokers deny smoking weed in polls and refuse to sign the demand for legislation form, out of fear that the list will fall into police hands and be used to persecute smokers.
So why do Icelandic people seem to love weed more than everyone else? Alcohol was completely prohibited in the country in Since then, other spirits like wine and hard liquor became legal, but beer only got the OK about 30 years ago.
So for college kids looking to have some fun back in the day, maybe weed was an attractive alternative to sketchy booze.
We have to admit, we were also a little surprised, but when you dig into it, things make more sense. When it comes to enforcing marijuana laws in Iceland, it seems that the police themselves are subject to constraints.
They cannot search people against their will unless they reasonably deem them to be acting suspiciously. The fine for being caught by police with one gram of weed is USD. To get jail time, you must have at least 0. The fact that people continue to be arrested for marijuana possession in Iceland demonstrates that there is a culture of consuming and producing weed within the country.
Currently, 33 states and Washington, D. As the stigma around the plant continues to dissipate, the cannabis culture is growing. Since , marijuana has been listed as illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule 1 drug. At that time, weed was also illegal under the laws of every state. However, over the last two decades, state marijuana laws have undergone a significant transformation. In , California was the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Gradually, other states started to follow suit, and over the last few years, an increasing number of states have passed laws to allow the legal use of marijuana. This has led to an increased interest in the cannabis culture, and perhaps more people using or at least admitting to the use of cannabis.
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