Since 2012, 24 U.S. states have passed amendments to legalize recreational marijuana. Massachusetts did it in 2016, and the Bay State is now the first state looking to re-ban the drug.
Supporters submitted 74,000 signatures in December to end its legal sale, set potency limits, regulate the medical marijuana program, and criminalize possession of more than one ounce. The population of Massachusetts is about 7 million.
To the west in Idaho, where marijuana is illegal in all forms, a ballot initiative could shift authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics and psychedelics solely to the state’s legislature…