cannabis legalization map
In an industry where the laws and regulations are still being defined, we want to help keep everyone up-to-date on the progress our nation makes toward full legalization. That is why we have created an interactive legalization map.
Simply follow the key to the bottom right of the map and select a state whose laws you would like to learn more about.
ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA
IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA
OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING
ALABAMA
Not Decriminalized
No Medical
Not Recreational
High CBD forms of cannabis are only allowed for use in a state sponsored clinical trial for treating severe, debilitating epileptic conditions
ARIZONA
Recreational Since 2021
Medical Since 2011
CALIFORNIA
Decriminalized since 1975
Medical Since 1996
Recreational Since 2018
CA Cannabis Cultivation Licensing
CA Cannabis Laws
CONNECTICUT
Decriminalized since 2011
Medical since 2012
Not Recreational
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Decriminalized since 2015
Medical since 2011
Recreational since 2015
GEORGIA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2015 (Low THC/High CBD Only) Less than 5% THC by weight
IDAHO
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
No Medical
INDIANA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
No Medical
However; Indiana provides civil immunity for a health care provider if the patient who possesses Cannabidiol (CBD) is part of a clinical trial. According to Senate Bill 15.
KANSAS
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
No Medical
LOUISIANA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2015
Louisiana does not allow smoking or vaping of low-THC cannabis oils.
MARYLAND
Decriminalized since 2014
Medical since 2013
Not Recreational
Maryland does not allow edibles, only cannabis flower and other infused cannabis products.
MICHIGAN
Decriminalized since 2018
Medical since 2008
Recreational since 2018
MISSISSIPPI
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2021
MS voted to approve Amendment 65 on Nov. 2, 2020. The state is currently working on implementation.
MS Dept. of Health Info on Medical Marijuana
MONTANA
Recreational since 2021
Medical since 2004
NEVADA
Decriminalized since 2017
Medical since 2001
Recreational since 2017
NEW YORK
Decriminalized since 1977
Medical since 2014
Recreational since 2021
NORTH DAKOTA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2016
SOUTH CAROLINA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2018
SC House Bill 3521
UTAH
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2018
UT does not allow for the smoking of cannabis flower or edibles, unless packaged within a blister pack that contains a maximum of 1g per blister.
VIRGINIA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical low-THC/CBD oil ONLY since 2018
VA allows for the consumption of low-THC oil (0.5% max) that contains at least 15% CBD, or concentrates with at least 50mg of THCA per ml (max 5% THC).
WEST VIRGINIA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2018
WV does not allow for the smoking of cannabis flower, only oils (vaping is permitted), edibles and concentrates.
ALASKA
Decriminalized since 1975
Medical since 1998
Recreational use since 2015
AK Responsible Consumer Facts Book
ARKANSAS
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical Since 2016
AR Medical Cannabis Commission
COLORADO
Decriminalized since 1975
Medical Since 2001
Recreational Since 2012
DELAWARE
Decriminalized since 2015
Medical since 2011
Not Recreational
HAWAII
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical since 2000
HI Medical Cannabis Registry Program
ILLINOIS
Decriminalized since 2016
Medical since 2013
Recreational since 2019
IOWA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical CBD Only since 2014
Iowa allows for the use of high-CBD cannabis extracts with less than 0.3% THC.
KENTUCKY
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
Medical Low-THC or CBD Oil Only since 2014
Kentucky allows for the use of low-THC cannabis or industrial hemp-derived CBD oil. Only those who are participating in a clinical trial or expanded access program are legally allowed to possess CBD oil.
KY Senate Bill 124
MAINE
Decriminalized since 1976
Medical since 1999
Recreational since 2016
MASSACHUSETTS
Decriminalized since 2018
Medical since 2013
Legalized since 2018
MA Implementation of an Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana
MINNESOTA
Decriminalized in 1976
Medical since 2014
Not Recreational
NEBRASKA
Not Decriminalized or Recreational
No Medical
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Decriminalized since 2017
Medical since 2013
Not Recreational
NORTH CAROLINA
OHIO
Decriminalized since 1975
Medical since 2010
Not Recreational
OH does not allow for the smoking of cannabis flower, only oils (vaping is permitted), edibles, and concentrates.
OH Medical Marijuana Act HB 523
OREGON
Decriminalized since 1973
Medical since 1998
Recreational since 2015
RHODE ISLAND
Decriminalized since 2013
Medical since 2010
Not Recreational
SOUTH DAKOTA
Medical and Recreational since 2020
