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Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States has been attempted since the 1970s. As views on cannabis (or marijuana) have liberalized, over half of the states have either approved it for medical use, decriminalized it for recreational use, or completely legalized it and approved it for retail sale.
Marijuana Law Reform Timeline. NORMLâs and Marijuana Law Reform Timeline in America. April 29, 1911. Commonwealth of Massachusetts becomes first state to ban cannabis in the United States of America. August 2, 1937. President Franklin Roosevelt signed federal legislation that banned cannabis use, production and sales; including for industrial hemp.