Where is marijuana legal: Canada just became the first G7 nation to federally legalize recreational cannabis a few weeks ago, but cannabis laws within the United States are constantly changing.
It is hard to keep track of the changing laws between the fifty states, especially due to the two sectors - recreational and medicinal. Each holds their own set of rules and guidelines that are managed by each state.
Some states strictly prohibit cannabis from being used medicinally or recreationally. Let's break the states down into three categories - states where weed is legal recreationally and medicinally, states where weed is only legal medically, and states where weed is illegal across the board.
Where Is Marijuana Legal in the States?
Recreational and Medicinal Marijuana Legal States
- Alaska
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- Vermont
- Washington
- Washington D.C.
All the states above, except Vermont, put the laws through by voter ballot. Vermont legalized recreational marijuana by its state legislature. These states also allow the purchasing and distribution of medicinal cannabis.
>> Recreational Cannabis User Guidelines for the State of California
Medicinal Marijuana Only States
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Each state has its own laws and guidelines when it comes to the medicinal cannabis market. Some states allow the cultivation of their own plants, while other states restrict patients to be treated with just CBD oils.
Strictly Prohibited
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- South Dakota
These states have criminalized all form of marijuana, although Idaho has recently made some headway in legalizing medicinal marijuana. Federal recreational legalization is far off for the United States, but there could be some joining together of the legal states to come up with more unified laws and restrictions.
>> Recreational Marijuana Guidelines for the State of Washington
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