1 California Department of Health Care Services â (DHCS) is the State agency that is ultimately responsible for funding and regulating the Medi-Cal program.
Medical marijuana has been legal in Washington D.C. for almost 20 years, and in November 2014, voters in D.C. legalized recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older by passing Initiative 71.
After Colorado and then Washington State became the first in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, Colorado voters approved a measure levying hefty taxes on the plant and on wholesale bulk marijuana, as well as a 10 percent sales tax.