00_iyc_tjd_hc_summit_800px.jpg. Share this article. Good intentions do not guarantee good regulations. Unintended consequences often eclipse the improvements a rule aims to make, ultimately causing more harm than good.
Alaska Becomes Fourth State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana. Alaska legalized recreational marijuana for adult use on Tuesday, becoming the fourth state in the nation to do so. The state joined Oregon and Washington, D.C., both of which also voted Tuesday to legalize the drug for recreational use. Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational cannabis use in 2012.
Recreational use of marijuana (also called cannabis) is illegal under California law. It is likely that a legalization initiative, probably the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Initiative, will be on the ballot November 2016, with a good chance of passage. Medical use, however, has been legal since Proposition 215, the âCompassionate Use Act,â passed in 1996 (Cal. Health & Safety (H&S) Â§ 11362.5). In 2003, Senate Bill 420 (Cal. H&S Â§ 11362.7 et. seq.) created a system of optional medical marijuana ID cards (Cal.