Cannabis Legalization in the United States
United States of America Cannabis Legalization Status
While the United States of America is on a journey to legalization, we are so close to the end. Below is map of the Cannabis Laws and more for each state! Click on your state to see the latest laws and regulations. Check back as the laws change!
United States of America Cannabis Legalization Guide:
| Status | Color |
|---|---|
| Illegal | |
| Medicinal | |
| Recreational | |
| Legal |
| Status | Full Legalization | Fully Illegal | Medicinal CBD Oil Only | Medicinal and Decriminalized | Medicinal | Decriminalized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Green | Red | Black | Black | Dark Green | Yellow |
USA Cannabis Legalization by State:
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Alabama has mixed cannabis laws, allowing for medicinal use but without decriminalization. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Alaska has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal purposes. Additionally, it has decriminalized cannabis possession. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Arizona has legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Arkansas permits the use of medical cannabis but has not decriminalized possession for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: California has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal purposes. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Colorado has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Connecticut has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal purposes. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Delaware allows medical cannabis use and has decriminalized possession for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: The District of Columbia (D.C.) has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal purposes. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Florida has legalized medical cannabis but does not have decriminalization for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: CBD Oil Only
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Georgia has limited cannabis laws, allowing only for the medical use of CBD oil with low THC content. It does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Hawaii allows for medical cannabis use and has decriminalized possession for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Illegal
- Medicinal: No
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Idaho has strict cannabis laws, with both recreational and medicinal use being illegal. Possession is also not decriminalized. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Illinois has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: CBD Oil Only
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Indiana allows for the limited use of CBD oil with low THC content for medical purposes. It does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: CBD Oil Only
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Iowa permits the use of CBD oil with low THC content for medical purposes but does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Illegal
- Medicinal: No
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Kansas has strict cannabis laws, with both recreational and medicinal use being illegal. Possession is also not decriminalized. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: CBD Oil Only
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Kentucky allows for the limited use of CBD oil with low THC content for medical purposes. It does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Louisiana permits the medical use of cannabis and has decriminalized possession for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Maine has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed*
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Maryland has legalized cannabis for medical use, and it has also decriminalized possession of small amounts for recreational users. However, recreational use of cannabis is still illegal. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Massachusetts has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Michigan has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed**
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Minnesota allows for medical cannabis use and has decriminalized possession for recreational users. However, recreational use of cannabis remains illegal. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Mississippi permits the medical use of cannabis and has decriminalized possession for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Montana has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Illegal
- Medicinal: No
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Nebraska has strict cannabis laws, with both recreational and medicinal use being illegal. However, possession has been decriminalized. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Nevada has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: New Hampshire allows for medical cannabis use and has decriminalized possession for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: New Jersey has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: New Mexico has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: New York has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Illegal
- Medicinal: No
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: North Carolina has strict cannabis laws, with both recreational and medicinal use being illegal. However, possession has been decriminalized. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: North Dakota allows for medical cannabis use and has decriminalized possession for recreational users. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Ohio has legalized medical cannabis, and it has also decriminalized possession of small amounts for recreational users. However, recreational use of cannabis is still illegal. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Oklahoma permits the use of medical cannabis but does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Oregon has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Pennsylvania allows for medical cannabis use, but it does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Rhode Island has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Illegal
- Medicinal: No
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: South Carolina has strict cannabis laws, with both recreational and medicinal use being illegal. Possession of cannabis is also not decriminalized. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: South Dakota allows for medical cannabis use, but it does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: CBD Oil Only
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Tennessee permits the use of CBD oil for medical purposes, but it does not have broader legalization or decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: CBD Oil Only
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Texas allows the use of CBD oil for medical purposes, but it does not have broader legalization or decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Utah permits the use of medical cannabis, but it does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Vermont has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Virginia has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Legal
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: Yes
- Description: Washington has fully legalized cannabis for both recreational and medicinal use. It has also decriminalized possession of small amounts. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: Yes
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: West Virginia has legalized medical cannabis, but it does not have decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Mixed
- Medicinal: CBD Oil Only
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Wisconsin permits the use of CBD oil for medical purposes, but it does not have broader legalization or decriminalization for recreational use. You can View State Laws for more details.
- Legal Status: Fully Illegal
- Medicinal: No
- Decriminalized: No
- Description: Wyoming has strict cannabis laws, with both recreational and medicinal use being illegal. Possession of cannabis is also not decriminalized. You can View State Laws for more details.
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