Marijuana legislation continues to flourish across United States. Statistics show that 40 stales and the District of Columbia are in the midst of developing pot-pro legalization regarding the recreational and medicinal use of cannabis.

According to legal research firm WestlawNext, the weed revolution is
making some serious strides towards regulating pot in America. In
addition to the 24 states along with the District of Columbia that have
already made medical marijuana legal; 13 states have proposed
legislation for the regulation of recreational pot, and 16 more are
working to legalize it for medicinal purposes.

Unfortunately some state do not have any legislation in the works for the regulation of marijuana for either recreational or medicinal use. Idaho is still totally against it.

Some key points regarding the current state of proposed laws outlining recreational marijuana:

1. 13 states, including Colorado and Washington, have either legalized marijuana or are working towards legalizing it.

2. New Mexico, Rhode Island and West Virginia have all commissioned
research to determine the effect legalization would have on their state.

3. All legislation requires marijuana users be at least 21 years old.

4. Most legislation proposes the state Department of Revenue,
Department of Taxation or Liquor Control Board function as the governing
hand.

5. Maine has proposed a separate regulating body — Bureau of Marijuana
Regulation, Licensing and Enforcement — while Massachusetts wishes to
establish the Cannabis Control Board.

6. Proposed taxation ranges from 15-25 percent.

Experts say the legalization efforts by Colorado and Washington State continue to bring this country closer to ending the prohibition of marijuana. (over the past four years marijuana has been a
part of more than 4,850 pieces of state legislation), but until the
federal government gets on board with these efforts, the subject of
nationwide legalization remains questionable.