what year was marijuana first legalized in any of the fifty states
Which States Will Legalize Marijuana This Year And Next? At the beginning of 2014, when Colorado became the first state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use, the whole world was watching. âIt was insane,â says Toni Fox, owner of Denverâs 3D Cannabis Center, where the first sale happened. âOn January 1, there were close to 200 reporters here. Controlled chaos.