Cannabis Legality and Regulations by State
Posted by Greg J on Mar 15th 2021
Updated March 2021
Keeping up with current marijuana laws across all 50 states is a lot like trying to follow along with a Christopher Nolan movie—it’s overly complicated and rapidly changing, yet you know people are going to be talking about it so you feel like you should at least try to get a grasp on it.
To make things easier for our loyal customers in the cannabis industry, we’ve put together the following chart which details the legal status of every state in our great nation (plus Washington DC). If you’re looking for the most up-to-date laws/penalties or policy news, we’ve also included links to reputable sources for each state.
Marijuana Laws by State
| State | Recreational? | Medicinal? | Decriminalized? | State Laws | Recent Updates |
| Alabama | No | No | No | AL Laws | AL Updates |
| Alaska | Yes | Yes | Yes | AK Laws | AK Updates |
| Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes | AZ Laws | AZ Updates |
| Arkansas | No | Yes | No | AR Laws | AR Updates |
| California | Yes | Yes | Yes | CA Laws | CA Updates |
| Colorado | Yes | Yes | Yes | CO Laws | CO Updates |
| Connecticut | No | Yes | Yes | CT Laws | CT Updates |
| Delaware | No | Yes | Yes | DE Laws | DE Updates |
| District of Columbia | Yes | Yes | Yes | DC Laws | DC Updates |
| Florida | No | Yes | No | FL Laws | FL Updates |
| Georgia | No | CBD only | No | GA Laws | GA Updates |
| Hawaii | No | Yes | Yes | HI Laws | HI Updates |
| Idaho | No | No | No | ID Laws | ID Updates |
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | IL Laws | IL Updates |
| Indiana | No | CBD only | No | IN Laws | IN Updates |
| Iowa | No | CBD only | No | IA Laws | IA Updates |
| Kansas | No | No | No | KS Laws | KS Updates |
| Kentucky | No | CBD only | No | KY Laws | KY Updates |
| Louisiana | No | Yes | No | LA Laws | LA Updates |
| Maine | Yes | Yes | Yes | ME Laws | ME Updates |
| Maryland | No | Yes | Yes | MD Laws | MD Updates |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | MA Laws | MA Updates |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | MI Laws | MI Updates |
| Minnesota | No | Yes | Yes | MN Laws | MN Updates |
| Mississippi | No | Yes | Yes | MS Laws | MS Updates |
| Missouri | No | Yes | Yes | MO Laws | MO Updates |
| Montana | Yes | Yes | Yes | MT Laws | MT Updates |
| Nebraska | No | No | Yes | NE Laws | NE Updates |
| Nevada | Yes | Yes | Yes | NV Laws | NV Updates |
| New Hampshire | No | Yes | Yes | NH Laws | NH Updates |
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | NJ Laws | NJ Updates |
| New Mexico | No | Yes | Yes | NM Laws | NM Updates |
| New York | No | Yes | Yes | NY Laws | NY Updates |
| North Carolina | No | No | Yes | NC Laws | NC Updates |
| North Dakota | No | Yes | Yes | ND Laws | ND Updates |
| Ohio | No | Yes | Yes | OH Laws | OH Updates |
| Oklahoma | No | Yes | No | OK Laws | OK Updates |
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | Yes | OR Laws | OR Updates |
| Pennsylvania | No | Yes | No | PA Laws | PA Updates |
| Rhode Island | No | Yes | Yes | RI Laws | RI Updates |
| South Carolina | No | No | No | SC Laws | SC Updates |
| South Dakota | Yes | Yes | Yes | SD Laws | SD Updates |
| Tennessee | No | No | No | TN Laws | TN Updates |
| Texas | No | CBD only | No | TX Laws | TX Updates |
| Utah | No | Yes | No | UT Laws | UT Updates |
| Vermont | Yes | Yes | Yes | VT Laws | VT Updates |
| Virginia | No | CBD only | Yes | VA Laws | VA Updates |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | WA Laws | WA Updates |
| West Virginia | No | Yes | No | WV Laws | WV Updates |
| Wisconsin | No | CBD only | No | WI Laws | WI Updates |
| Wyoming | No | No | No | WY Laws | WY Updates |
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