Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction
Notes:
· Reflects laws of states and territories, including laws which have not yet gone into effect. Does not reflect federal, tribal, or local laws.
· Map does not show state legality of hemp-derived cannabinoids such as CBD or delta-8-THC, which have been legal at federal level since enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill.
In the United States, the use and possession of cannabis is illegal under federal law for any purpose, by way of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Under the CSA, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I substance, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use – thereby prohibiting even medical use of the drug.[1] However, at the state level policies regarding the medical and recreational use of cannabis vary greatly, and in many states conflict significantly with federal law.
The medical use of cannabis is legal, with a doctor's recommendation, in 36 states, four out of five permanently inhabited U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.[2] Twelve other states have laws that limit THC content, for the purpose of allowing access to products that are rich in cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive component of cannabis.[2] Although cannabis remains a Schedule I drug, the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment prohibits federal prosecution of individuals complying with state medical cannabis laws.[3]
The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in 18[a] states, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. Another 13 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands have decriminalized its use.[4] Commercial distribution of cannabis has been legalized in all jurisdictions where possession has been legalized, except the District of Columbia. Prior to January 2018, the Cole Memorandum provided some protection against enforcement of federal law in states that have legalized cannabis, but it was rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.[5]
Although the use of cannabis remains federally illegal, some of its derivative compounds have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for prescription use. Cannabinoid drugs which have received FDA approval are Marinol (THC), Syndros (THC), Cesamet (nabilone), and Epidiolex (cannabidiol). For non-prescription use, cannabidiol derived from industrial hemp is legal at the federal level, but legality and enforcement varies by state.[6][7]
By state
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Misdemeanor for first offense, subsequent offenses felony | Legal | Not clearly stated | Legal for licensed cultivators, not individual patients[8] | |||
Legal | Legal | Up to 1 oz (28 g)[10] | Twelve plants in a household with two adults 21+,[11] or no limit with commercial license | |||
Legal | Legal | Up to 1 oz (28 g)[13] | Six plants in a household, or a maximum of 12 with two or more adults 21+[14] |
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Illegal | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only |
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Legal | Legal | Up to 1 oz (28 g) | Legal (six plants for personal use, or a commercial license) |
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Legal | Legal | Up to 2 oz (57 g)[23] | Legal (six plants for personal use, or commercially licensed[24]) |
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Legal | Legal | Legal to carry up to 1.5 oz (43 g) or possess up to 5 oz (140 g) locked inside a home or trunk of a vehicle | Legal (Up to three mature and three immature plants) beginning October 1, 2021 for medical marijuana patients, and for all adults 21 and older beginning July 1, 2023 |
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D | Decriminalized (civil infraction) | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only |
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Illegal | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only |
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Illegal; decriminalized in the cities of Atlanta,[32] Clarkston,[33] Forest Park,[34] Savannah, South Fulton,[35] Statesboro,[36] unincorporated Fulton County,[37] and Macon–Bibb County. | CBD oil (less than 5% THC) | Medical use only | Illegal |
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D | Decriminalized[41] | Legal | Against program rules | Medical use only |
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Misdemeanor (85 g (3.0 oz) or less) | CBD oil (less than 0.1% THC) | Not clearly stated | Felony |
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Legal[49] | Legal | Up to 30 g (1.1 oz) | Five plants in home for medical use only, or commercially licensed for recreational[50] |
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Misdemeanor (up to 6 months in jail, $1000 fine) | CBD oil (less than 0.3% THC) legal for any use | Not clearly stated | Illegal |
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Illegal | CBD oil (less than 3% THC) | Not clearly stated | Felony |
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Misdemeanor | CBD oil (containing 0% THC) legal for any use | Not clearly stated | Illegal | |||
Misdemeanor for less than 8 oz (230 g) | CBD oil | Not clearly stated | Misdemeanor (less than 5 plants) |
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D | Decriminalized up to 14 grams (0.5 oz) | Legal | Medical use only | Illegal |
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Legal | Legal | Legal to carry up to 2.5 oz (71 g) | Up to three mature plants, twelve immature plants and unlimited number of seedlings; or commercially licensed[60] | |||
D | Decriminalized (Up to 10 g) | Legal | Medical use only | Illegal | ||
State | Recreational | Medical | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes | |
Legal | Legal | Legal to carry up to 1 oz (28 g) outside the home, or store up to 10 oz (280 g) within a home | Up to six plants for personal use or twelve plants maximum for 2 or more adults in a household; or a commercial license.[67] | |||
Legal | Legal | Legal to carry up to 2.5 oz (71 g) outside the home, or store up to 10 oz (280 g) within a home | Up to 12 plants per household, or commercially licensed[73] |
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D | Decriminalized | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only | ||
D | Decriminalized (first offense; 30 g (1.1 oz) or less) | CBD oil | Not clearly stated | Illegal | ||
D | Decriminalized | Legal | Not clearly stated | Legal for medical use |
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Legal | Legal | Legal to possess up to 1 oz (28 g) marijuana or 8g of concentrates | Legal (Up to four plants per household) |
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D | Decriminalized (first offense only) | Illegal | Not clearly stated | Illegal | Possession up to 1 oz (28 g) fined up to $300 for first offense, with potential mandatory drug education. Second offense fine up to $500 and up to five days' jail, third offense up to $500 fine and maximum one week jail.[79] |
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Legal | Legal | Legal | Adults at least 21 years old can grow in home (6 plants per household), or commercially licensed[80] | |||
D | Decriminalized up to 0.75 oz (21 g) | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only |
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Legal | Legal | Up to 6 oz (170 g) for an individual. Licensed delivery services allowed. | Legal for licensed cultivators only |
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State | Recreational | Medical | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes | |
Legal | Legal | Up to 2 oz (57 g) | Up to six mature plants for personal use; or twelve per household |
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Legal | Legal | Up to 3 oz (85 g) of cannabis for recreational purposes or 24 grams of concentrated forms of the drug, such as oils.[99] | Up to three mature and three immature plants per person, maximum twelve per household.[100] |
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D | Decriminalized (42 g (1.5 oz) or less) | CBD oil | Illegal/legal in Cherokee County for medicinal purposes | Illegal/legal in Cherokee County for medicinal purposes |
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D | Decriminalized (14 g (0.49 oz) or less) | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only | ||
D | Decriminalized (civil infraction) | Legal | Not clearly stated | Medical use only |
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Illegal | Legal | Not clearly stated | Legal with medicinal license |
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Legal | Legal | Up to 1 oz (28 g), more for licensed cultivators | Four plants per household for adults 21+, or commercially licensed[113] |
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Illegal,
Decriminalized In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh (<30g)[122] |
Legal | Medical use only | Illegal |
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D | Decriminalized (civil violation) | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only | Possession of 1 oz (28 g) $150 fine, three violations within 18 months a misdemeanor with larger fines or prison or both.[124] |
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Misdemeanor[125] | Cannabis oil (less than 0.9% THC) | CBD oil | Illegal |
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State | Recreational | Medical | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes | |
Misdemeanor | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only | Personal use of 2 oz or less a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of 1 year in prison and a maximum fine $2,000.[127] Medical use legal effective July 1, 2021.
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Misdemeanor (less than .5 oz (14 g); first or second offense only). | Cannabis oil (less than 0.9% THC) | CBD oil | Misdemeanor (nine plants or less) Felony (ten or more plants) |
First-time possession one year supervised probation instead of one year in prison; possession of .5 oz (14 g) or more for resale a felony. CBD oil possession allowed as of May 4, 2015, if suffering seizures or epilepsy with recommendation of doctor.[132] |
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Illegal (De facto legal by refusal to arrest for less than 4 ounces in possession in Austin. "cite and release" in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and residents of Travis County.) | CBD oil (no more than 1% THC and no less than 10% CBD) | Not clearly stated | Illegal |
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Misdemeanor | Legal | Not clearly stated | Illegal |
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Legal | Legal | Legal to possess up to 1 oz (28 g) | Legal (two mature plants, four immature) |
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Legal | Legal (with commercial sales) | Legal to possess up to 1 oz (28 g), beginning July 1, 2021 | Up to four plants per household beginning July 1, 2021[151] |
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Legal | Legal | Legal | Legal with restrictions and commercial licensing |
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Misdemeanor | Legal | Not clearly stated | Illegal | "Compassionate Use Act for Medical Cannabis; providing for protections for the medical use of cannabis..."[156] |
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Misdemeanor on first offense, felony on subsequent offenses; decriminalized in the city of Milwaukee[157][158] | CBD oil | Not clearly stated; qualified patients for CBD oil may have 3 oz (85 g) of leaves or flowers | Felony; qualified patients for CBD oil may have twelve plants | First possession a misdemeanor fine up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to 6 months, or both. Second offense a Class I felony fine up to $10,000 or imprisonment up to 3.5 years, or both.[159] Medical CBD oil legalized in 2014 and 2017.[156] In 2020, Madison, WI legalized the possession of up to 1 oz (28 g) of recreational cannabis, including smoking cannabis on public property (not including places where cigarettes are already banned, inside or within 1000 feet of a school, or behind the wheel).[160] |
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Misdemeanor | CBD oil | Not clearly stated | Illegal | Being under the influence of marijuana is a misdemeanor up to 90 days in prison and fine up to $100. Possession of 3 oz (85 g) or less a misdemeanor up to 1 year in prison and fine up to $1000.[161] |
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State | Recreational | Medical | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes |
Federal district
District | Recreational | Medical | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes | |
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Legal (no commercial sales)[162] | Legal (commercial sales) | Legal to carry up to 2 oz (57 g) | Legal to grow up to six plants (only three mature at a time) for recreational purposes; no provision for commercial recreational cultivation |
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By inhabited territory
Territory | Recreational | Medical | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes | |
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Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | In 1999, the territory established a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for possession of any amount of any illegal drug, to explicitly include marijuana, even when medically prescribed in another jurisdiction.[164] |
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Legal | Legal | Legal | Legal |
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Legal | Legal | Legal | Legal |
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Illegal | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only |
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D | Decriminalized | Legal | Medical use only | Medical use only |
By Tribal Nation
Reservation | Possession | Sale | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes | |
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Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (South Dakota) |
Legal[172] | Illegal (not yet started) | Legal | One single licensed grow site for the nation | In summer 2015, the tribal authorities voted 5–1 to legalize recreational cannabis, making them the first reservation to do so following the 2013 Cole Memorandum.[172] | |
Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe (South Dakota) | Legal | Illegal (not yet started) | Legal | Legal | Legalized by referendum in March 2020, ordinance effective November 27, 2020.[173] | |
Suquamish Tribe (Washington state) |
Legal | Legal (since December 2015)[174][175] | Legal | Legal | In September 2015, the tribe signed the nation's first tribe-state cannabis pact, under which the tribe would operate a cannabis retail store with regulations paralleling those of Washington state.[176] | |
Squaxin Island Tribe (Washington state) |
Legal | Legal (since November 2015)[177] | Legal | Legal | Legalized in November, 2015.[178] |
Legalization timeline
United States jurisdictions with legalized recreational cannabis | |||
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Jurisdiction | Legalization date | Licensed sales since | Legalization method |
Washington | December 6, 2012 | July 8, 2014 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Colorado | December 10, 2012[179] | January 1, 2014 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Alaska | February 24, 2015 | October 29, 2016 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Washington, D.C. | February 26, 2015 | N/A | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Oregon | July 1, 2015 | October 1, 2015 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
California | November 9, 2016 | January 1, 2018 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Massachusetts | December 15, 2016 | November 20, 2018 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Nevada | January 1, 2017 | July 1, 2017 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Maine | January 30, 2017 | October 9, 2020 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Vermont | July 1, 2018 | October 1, 2022[180] | Legislative Bill |
Northern Mariana Islands | September 21, 2018 | Not yet started | Legislative Bill |
Michigan | December 6, 2018 | December 1, 2019 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Guam | April 4, 2019 | Not yet started | Legislative Bill |
Illinois | January 1, 2020 | January 1, 2020 | Legislative Bill |
Arizona | November 30, 2020 | January 22, 2021 | Initiated Ballot Measure |
Montana | January 1, 2021 | January 1, 2022[181] | Initiated Ballot Measure |
New Jersey | February 22, 2021 | Not yet started | Legislatively Referred Ballot Measure |
New York | March 31, 2021 | April 1, 2022[182] | Legislative Bill |
New Mexico | June 29, 2021[183] | April 1, 2022 | Legislative Bill |
Virginia | July 1, 2021 | January 1, 2024 | Legislative Bill |
Connecticut | July 1, 2021 | Not yet started | Legislative Bill |
See also
- Cannabis and border towns in the United States
- Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory
- Legal history of cannabis in the United States
- Legality of cannabis
- List of United States cannabis regulatory agencies
- Solomon–Lautenberg amendment ("Smoke a joint, lose your license" laws)
- Timeline of cannabis laws in the United States
Notes
- ^ Includes states that have passed legislation to legalize but the law has not yet gone into effect.
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