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Someone applying acupuncture needles to a foot.
Applying acupuncture needles. (Photo: Saffron & Sage).

Acupuncture is legalized in the United States.

Date: 1976

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Applying acupuncture needles. (Photo: Saffron & Sage).

After it is first legalized in Nevada and California, legalization occurs in the U.S. as a whole.