Where Is Cannabis Legal?

Updated 12/18/2018

Each year that goes by, there seems to be a shift in cannabis legalization across the states. With a rapidly growing market and even more politicians bowing to cannabis reform, it can get a bit confusing parsing out state and federal nuances when it comes to cannabis law.

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To make things a little easier, check out the guide below to see which states have legalized recreational and medical cannabis, which ones only allow medical, and which states are still fighting for their right to legalize.

Click to enlarge. (Elysse Feigenblatt/Leafly)

States With Legal Recreational & Medical Cannabis

• Alaska


• California


• Colorado


• Maine


• Massachusetts


• Michigan


• Nevada


• Oregon


• Vermont


• Washington


• Washington D.C.

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States With Medical Cannabis Only

• Alabama (CBD only)


• Arizona


• Arkansas


• Connecticut


• Delaware


• Florida


• Georgia (CBD only)


• Hawaii


• Illinois


• Indiana (CBD only)


• Iowa (CBD only)


• Kentucky (CBD only)


• Louisiana


• Maryland


• Minnesota


• Mississippi (CBD only)


• Missouri


• Montana


• New Hampshire


• New Jersey


• New Mexico


• New York


• North Carolina (CBD only)


• North Dakota


• Ohio


• Oklahoma (CBD only)


• Pennsylvania


• Rhode Island


• South Carolina (CBD only)


• Tennessee (CBD only)


• Texas (CBD only)


• Utah


• Virginia (CBD only)


• West Virginia


• Wisconsin (CBD only)


• Wyoming (CBD only)

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States Where Cannabis Is Illegal

• Idaho


• Kansas


• Nebraska


• South Dakota

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Source: Leafly