Marijuana Laws by State

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Introduction

Marijuana, the name given to dried cannabis flower, is a psychoactive drug that is used for both recreational and medical purposes. While the social stigmas surrounding marijuana have largely subsided, the legal status of marijuana is still controversial. This confusion is due to federal law classifying marijuana as a schedule 1 controlled substance, and illegal to possess or consume, while some state laws permit marijuana for recreational or medicinal use, or both. 

According to a Pew Research poll, 60% of Americans say marijuana should be legal for both recreational and medicinal purposes, 31% say it should only be legal for medical uses, and only 8% say it should not be legal at all.

To date, nineteen states have legalized marijuana for recreational and medical purposes, and seventeen additional states have legalized marijuana only for medicinal purposes.

See for yourself how marijuana laws change by state by browsing the data in the charts.

StateCannabis Legal StatusPsilocybin Mushroom LegalityCBD Legal Status
Idaho IllegalIllegalConditionally Legal
Kansas IllegalIllegalConditionally Legal
Nebraska IllegalIllegalConditionally Legal
Georgia CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Indiana CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Iowa CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Kentucky CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
North Carolina CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
South Carolina CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Tennessee CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Texas CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Wisconsin CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Wyoming CBD/Low THCIllegalConditionally Legal
Alabama Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Arkansas Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Delaware Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Florida Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Hawaii Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Louisiana Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Maryland Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Minnesota Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Mississippi Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Missouri Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
New Hampshire Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
North Dakota Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Ohio Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Oklahoma Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Pennsylvania Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
South Dakota Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Utah Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
West Virginia Comprehensive Medical UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Alaska Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
Arizona Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
California Recreational UseDecriminalized in Selected MunicipalitiesFully Legal
Colorado Recreational UseDecriminalized in Selected MunicipalitiesFully Legal
Connecticut Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
District of Columbia Recreational UseFully DecriminalizedFully Legal
Illinois Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
Maine Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
Massachusetts Recreational UseDecriminalized in Selected MunicipalitiesFully Legal
Michigan Recreational UseDecriminalized in Selected MunicipalitiesFully Legal
Montana Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
Nevada Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
New Jersey Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
New Mexico Recreational UseIllegalConditionally Legal
New York Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
Oregon Recreational UseFully DecriminalizedFully Legal
Rhode Island Recreational UseIllegalConditionally Legal
Vermont Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
Virginia Recreational UseIllegalFully Legal
Washington Recreational UseDecriminalized in Selected MunicipalitiesFully Legal

Cannabis Legal Status by State

Alabama

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Alaska

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Recreational Use

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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District of Columbia

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Florida

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Maine

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Maryland

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Illegal

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Comprehensive Medical Use

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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