The State of New Mexico was the first state to re-acknowledge Marijuana having medical value; the federal government contracts with different universities to research the medical benefits of Marijuana; the federal government produces "Marinol" which is made from THC and is used as an anti-nausea drug to this day. ... On November 6, 2012, just two years after California fails to legalize Marijuana for recreational use, Washington and Colorado, who legalized Marijuana for medical use back in 1998 and 2000, become the first two states to successfully legalize Marijuana for recreation...

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