Although 2016 has just begun, it may be the most important year in the history of cannabis. That is not to say that we haven’t seen some pretty amazing milestones for cannabis over the last twenty years. For instance, in 1996, California became the first state to allow medical marijuana to be used. Since that time, twenty-two states, as well as Washington, D.C., have also legalized its use for specific diseases.
In 2012, citizens in Washington state and Colorado voted in favor of legalizing cannabis for recreational use for people 21 or over. Also, just in 2015, the federal government loosened up on research standards and got rid of multiple obstacles researchers needed to get through in order to begin studies for the benefits and risks of cannabis.
2016 could be even more amazing than all of those, though. It is possible that approximately twelve states could have some form of a medical, recreational, or both, initiative or referendum on the ballot for voters to vote on. As was indicated last week, things in Vermont may be decided at the legislative level for the first time in history. Basically, the upcoming elections could grow the influence of cannabis very rapidly.
In any case, though, there’s still one noteworthy obstacle – the one cloud that keeps on overhanging the business and keeps the government from considering the decriminalization or legitimization of pot on a national level. Specifically, the long-term safety of the plant.
For quite a long time scientists have been analyzing the conceivably dangerous impacts of utilizing marijuana, giving officials a prolonged look at what harms the medication could display. However, just in the previous decade have scientists truly been supplementing the opposite side of the coin and taking a look at the conceivable event of cannabis. For pot supporters and organizations alike, the best thing that can happen besides proceeded with state-level endorsements is for specialists to make key revelations that marijuana is either advantageous or significantly less destructive than once accepted.
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