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cannabis use, but has recently created stricter laws. In the United States, eight states have legalized recreational cannabis for adult use: Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. While the trend is toward the legalization of medical marijuana—and to a lesser extent, recreational marijuana—some countries still have very restrictive laws regarding the use of cannabis. These nations include China, France, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia,

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