The growing momentum to legalize recreational marijuana and lift penalties associated with the drug isn’t slowing down. In fact, it is on the ballot in five states today—Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Medical marijuana is already legal in each of these states (along with thirty-two others, three territories, and Washington D.C.).

If approved, these five states would join the nineteen others, along with Washington, D.C., that have already legalized recreational use, bringing the total states that have done so to nearly 50%.

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Recreational Marijuana Laws

As Hire Image reported last month, at the federal level, President Biden recently signed an executive order pardoning citizens and lawful permanent residents convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law and District of Columbia statute. The pardon also went a step further by blocking future federal prosecutions for simple marijuana possession. Additionally, the President called for governors to make similar moves under state laws and for a review of how marijuana is classified under federal law.

Hire Image strives to be your trusted background screening resource and partner in 2022 and beyond. For more information on Medical or Recreational Marijuana, and whether they affect your state, visit our Resource Guide at the Hire Image Resource Library. If you have any questions about how to best protect your business, employees, and customers, please contact us.