State Marijuana Legality

State Marijuana Legalization

This page was made for those who want to try/experiment with marijuana or for anyone who is unaware of their state’s marijuana laws. Provided for you is information about your state’s marijuana regulations to ensure you a safe and legal high with cannabis. 

Listed below is a marijuana legalization map. This map shows what states have legalized recreational and medicinal marijuana, which states have legalized medical marijuana, and which states have not legalized marijuana. 

Under the map, there is a more in-depth look at each state’s marijuana laws.

https://www.businessinsider.com/legal-marijuana-states-2018-1

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO!

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No, but adults 21+ may purchase at retail adult dispensaries.

Legal Status: Mixed 

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes, for Arizona approved conditions, but not for dispensary purchases.

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes 

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes

Legal Status: Fully Legal

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: No

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Fully Legal

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes, for Delaware approved conditions.

Legal Status: Fully Legal

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: —

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: CBD Oil Only

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

States Allows for Retail Sales/ Adult Use: Yes

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: CBD Oil Only

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: CBD Oil Only

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: CBD Oil Only

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Pending

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO!

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes, but not for dispensary purchases

States Allows for Retail Sales/ Adult Use: Yes

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO!

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No 

States Allows for Retail Sales/ Adult Use: Yes

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO!

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Not in state law, but localities may create ordinances to allow them and regulate them. 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes, for legal protection of possession, but not for dispensary purchases.

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes, limited, liquid extract products only 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: Yes

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes, details pending 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yet to be determined

 

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: Yes

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO!

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes, if the other state’s programs are “substantially similar.” Patients must fill out Nevada paperwork. 

States Allows for Retail Sales/ Adult Use: Yes

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes, with a note from their home state, but they cannot purchase through dispensaries.

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Ingested doses may not contain more than 10 mg of THC, product may not be combusted (smoked)

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: Yes

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Detail pending, but will require reciprocity

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Details pending

Allows Dispensaries: Details pending

Specifies Conditions: Not as voted on

Recognizes Patients from other states: Details pending

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO!

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

State Allows for Retail Sales/ Adult Use: Yes 

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yes

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: CBD Oil Only

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: Yet to be determined

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO!

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

Legal Status: Mixed

Medicinal: CBD Oil Only

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Fully Legal! WOOO! 

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: Yes

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: No

Allows Dispensaries: Yes 

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No

States Allows for Retail Sales/ Adult Use: Yes

Legal Status: Mixed 

Medicinal: Yes

Decriminalized: No

 

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Patient Registry or ID cards: Yes

Allows Dispensaries: Yes. No whole flower/cannot be smoked but can be vaporized.

Specifies Conditions: Yes

Recognizes Patients from other states: No, but may allow terminally ill to buy in other states

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Legal Status: Fully Illegal

Medicinal: No

Decriminalized: No

Sources:

The websites I used to attain this information are listed below. 

  • State marijuana map: https://www.businessinsider.com/legal-marijuana-states-2018-1
  • https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx

  • https://disa.com/map-of-marijuana-legality-by-state