Legality of Cannabis by U.S. Jurisdiction

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General

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{{bug report}}
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On talk pages
{{high traffic}} Top of talk page
{{online source}} Top of talk page
{{outdent}}
In a discussion thread when the indention of previous replies gets too deep, e.g.,

 ::::This is the previous post, indented 4 levels {{Outdent|::::}}Start of a new post

{{press}} Top of talk page
{{skip to talk}} At the top of talk page, for link to TOC in page with many header or message templates at top.
{{notice}} At the top of talk page but below WikiProject banners. Used for any general messages.

Archiving

What to type Result (and usage notes) Where to put it
{{archive box}} Wherever is suitable (usually close to the table of contents).
{{archives}} Top of talk page
{{atn}} « 1 ← Archive 2 "Archive 3" Archive 4 → 9 »
  • Creates a navigation bar for talk archive files
Close to top of page (above __TOC__ if this command appears on the page)
{{talk archive}} Top of archive page
{{talk archive navigation}}
  • Creates a navigation bar for talk archive files
Close to top of page

Biography

What to type Result Where to put it
{{BLP}} Top of Talk page
{{connected contributor}} Top of Talk page
{{notcontact}} Top of talk page

Comments

What to type What it makes
{{Calm}}
Talk, list
{{caution}}
Talk
{{censor}}
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{{central}}
Talk
{{consensus}}
Talk
{{controversial}}
Talk
{{not a forum}}
{{notice}}
Talk
{{off topic warning}}
{{old AfD multi}}
Talk, list
{{Q&A}}
{{round in circles}}
Talk
{{spa}}
Talk
This template must be substituted.
{{talk header}}
Talk
{{talk header for guidelines}}
Talk
{{archiveme}}
Talk
{{unsigned|Name or IP address|time and date}}
Talk
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Name or IP address (talk • contribs) time and date
{{unsigned2|date|Name or IP address}}
Talk
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Name or IP address (talk • contribs) time and date
{{unsigned IP|IP address|time and date}}
Talk
— Preceding unsigned comment added by IP address (talk) time and date
{{unsignedIP2|time and date|IP address}}
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by IP address (talk) time and date
{{warning}}
Talk
{{TPS}}
Talk
(talk page stalker)
plus other options, e.g., (talk page stalker)
{{Talk page of redirect}}
Talk

Discussion thread tags

What to type What it makes
{{deadlocked}}
Talk

Template:Deadlocked

{{done}}
Talk

 Done

{{done-t}}
Talk
An alternative to {{done}} that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.

 Done

{{doing}}
Talk

 Doing...

{{not done}}
Talk

 Not done

{{not done-t}}
Talk
An alternative to {{not done}} that uses a Unicode text character instead of an image. Note that this makes the symbol turn up as a question mark or a small box in some web browsers.

 Not done

{{resolved}}
Talk
Resolved
{{reply to}}
Talk

@Example:

{{unresolved}}
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Unresolved
{{stale}}
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Stale
{{stuck}}
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Stuck
{{help me}}
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{{Request close}}
Talk
{{discussion top}}
Archived discussion top
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
{{discussion bottom}}
Archived discussion bottom
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
{{OOCOT}}
Out Of Chronological Order Top
The following discussion is out of chronological order. Participation is welcome by anyone wishing to comment. This box is simply for organization.

{{OOCOB}}
Out Of Chronological Order Bottom
Out of chronological order discussion thread ends here.

Expansion requests

What to type What it makes
{{image requested}}
links talk edit
{{reqdiagram}}
links talk edit
{{reqmap}}
links talk edit

FAQ

What to type What it makes
{{FAQ}}

Featured and good articles

What to type What it makes
{{subst:FAC}}
{{subst:FAR}}
{{GA}}
links talk edit
{{mainpage date to come}}
links talk edit
Template:Mainpage date to come
{{today's featured article request}}
links talk edit
Template:Today's featured article request

Free images

What to type What it makes
{{images}}
links talk edit

Peer review

What to type What it makes
{{peer review}}
links talk edit
This template should be used on an article's talk page.

Old peer review

What to type What it makes
{{old peer review}}
links talk edit

To do lists

What to type What it makes
{{to do}}
links talk edit
{{todo, trains}}
links talk edit

Translation requests

What to type What it makes
{{expand Spanish}}
links talk edit

Templates for other languages are available in Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates. For full instructions, see WP:Translation.

Fringe subjects

{{talk fringe}}
Talk

WikiProject notices

To be placed at the top of talk pages of articles covered by the associated WikiProject:

Generic notice

What to type What it makes
{{WPBannerMeta|PROJECT = yourProject}}
Talk

Soft redirect to:Module:WikiProject banner/doc
This page is a soft redirect.

For more examples see Category:WikiProject banners.

What to type Result Where to put it
{{WikiProjectBanners}} Use to condense multiple WikiProject notices on a talk page. List each WikiProject template as a numbered template row, e.g.,

{{WikiProjectBanners|1={{WikiProject Physics}} }} See Talk:Albert Einstein for an example of use.

{{WikiProjectBannerShell}} Use to condense multiple WikiProject notices on a talk page. List each WikiProject template with an additional parameter of , e.g.,

{{WikiProjectBannerShell|1= {{WikiProject Physics}} }} See Talk:William Brown (admiral) for an example of use.

Educational assignment

What to type Result Where to put it
{{educational assignment}} Top of talk page

See also