The legality of cannabis laws varies significantly from state to state in the United States, and these laws are subject to change as legislative and voter attitudes evolve. Generally, cannabis laws can be categorized into recreational, medicinal, decriminalized, and illegal. Click each state for more information.
Fully Legal States
(Adult-use, medicinal use, and decriminalization are in effect):
– Alaska
– Arizona
– California
– Colorado
– Connecticut
– Delaware
– District of Columbia
– Illinois
– Maine
– Maryland
– Massachusetts
– Michigan
– Minnesota
– Missouri
– Montana
– Nevada
– New Jersey
– New Mexico
– New York
– Ohio
– Oregon
– Rhode Island
– Vermont
– Virginia
– Washington
Mixed Legal Status States
(varied statuses on use, medicinal use is generally allowed; decriminalization varies):
– Alabama
– Arkansas
– Florida
– Hawaii
– Louisiana
– Mississippi
– New Hampshire
– North Dakota
– Oklahoma
– Pennsylvania
– South Dakota
– Utah
– West Virginia
– Georgia (CBD Oil Only)
– Indiana (CBD Oil Only)
– Iowa (CBD Oil Only)
– Kentucky (CBD Oil Only)
– Nebraska (Decriminalized)
– North Carolina (CBD Oil Only)
– Tennessee (CBD Oil Only)
– Texas (CBD Oil Only)
– Wisconsin (CBD Oil Only)
Fully Illegal States
(no use, no medicinal use, no decriminalization):
– Idaho
– Kansas
– South Carolina
– Wyoming