Marijuana’s informal 4/20 holiday is picking up steam with recreational pot legal for nearly half of the nation.
Why it matters: More changes are rolling out and others are under consideration in states across the country as support for legalizing weed grows.
- Roughly 9 out of 10 Americans said marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use, according to a January Pew Research Center survey.
The big picture: It’s legal for adults to buy recreational marijuana in 24 states and Washington D.C.
- For medical purposes, cannabis is legal in 38 states.
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