Medical Cannabis in the United States

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States Where Weed Is Legal 2025


Alaska
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults 21+ can have up to 1 ounce of cannabis and transfer (gift) up to 1 ounce.
Cultivation: Up to 6 plants per person, 12 plants per household.
Notes: Alaska was among the earliest adopters, legalizing recreational use in 2014. Retail sales are well established, and cannabis is integrated into the state’s economy.

Arizona
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may possess 1 ounce, including up to 5 grams of concentrate.
Cultivation: 6 plants per person, maximum of 12 per household.
Notes: Recreational sales launched in 2021 in Arizona, quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing cannabis markets in the U.S.

California
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults 21+ can possess 1 ounce of flower or 8 grams of concentrate. Medical patients may hold larger amounts.
Cultivation: 6 plants per residence. Some cities have stricter limits or bans.
Notes: California remains the world’s largest cannabis market, though it struggles with high taxes and ongoing black-market competition.

Colorado
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults can hold up to 2 ounces of cannabis.
Cultivation: 6 plants per person, 12 max per household.
Notes: Colorado legalized recreational cannabis in 2012 and remains a leader in regulation, taxation, and market maturity.

Connecticut
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may carry up to 1.5 ounces in public and up to 5 ounces at home.
Cultivation: Starting July 2023, adults can grow up to 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature).
Notes: Connecticut has focused on social equity programs, prioritizing licenses for those impacted by past cannabis laws.

Delaware
Status: Recreational legalized in 2023, medical program already active.
Possession: Adults may carry 1 ounce of cannabis.
Cultivation: Home cultivation is not yet permitted.
Notes: Delaware took years to move from medical-only to full legalization, finally passing it in 2023.

Illinois
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Residents may carry up to 30 grams; nonresidents may carry up to 15 grams.
Cultivation: Medical patients may grow 5 plants. Recreational home grow remains prohibited.
Notes: Illinois was the first state to legalize adult-use sales through its legislature (not a ballot).

Maine
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may hold up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis.
Cultivation: 3 flowering plants, 12 immature plants, unlimited seedlings.
Notes: Maine’s program is considered one of the most home-grow-friendly.

Maryland
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults can carry up to 1.5 ounces.
Cultivation: Up to 2 plants per household.
Notes: Maryland legalized recreational cannabis in 2022, with full effect beginning in July 2023.

Massachusetts
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults 21+ can possess 1 ounce in public, 10 ounces at home.
Cultivation: Up to 6 plants per person, 12 per household.
Notes: Massachusetts has one of the most robust cannabis markets in the Northeast.

Michigan
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may carry 2.5 ounces in public and keep up to 10 ounces at home.
Cultivation: Up to 12 plants per household, one of the most generous allowances in the country.
Notes: Michigan’s market is booming, with both medical and recreational thriving side by side.

Minnesota
Status: Recreational legalized in 2023, medical program long-standing.
Possession: Adults may hold 2 ounces in public and 2 pounds at home.
Cultivation: Up to 8 plants, with a max of 4 flowering.
Notes: Minnesota has one of the highest possession limits in the U.S.

Missouri
Status: Recreational legalized in 2022, medical program active since 2018.
Possession: Adults can hold 3 ounces.
Cultivation: 6 flowering, 6 immature, and 6 clones per adult.
Notes: Missouri is a Midwestern leader in cannabis reform.

Montana
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may carry 1 ounce.
Cultivation: Up to 2 mature plants and 2 seedlings.
Notes: Montana legalized recreational use in 2020, with sales starting in 2022.

Nevada
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may carry up to 1 ounce of flower or 1/8 ounce of concentrate.
Cultivation: 6 plants per adult, maximum 12 per household, only if living 25 miles away from a dispensary.
Notes: Nevada is a tourism hub for cannabis, especially in Las Vegas.

New Jersey
Status: Recreational legalized in 2021, medical program long-standing.
Possession: Adults may carry up to 1 ounce.
Cultivation: Home growing remains prohibited.
Notes: New Jersey emphasizes dispensary retail over home cultivation.

New Mexico
Status: Recreational legalized in 2021, medical program in place since 2007.
Possession: Adults may carry 2 ounces.
Cultivation: Up to 6 mature and 6 immature plants, 12 mature per household.
Notes: One of the most grower-friendly states in the Southwest.

New York
Status: Recreational legalized in 2021.
Possession: Up to 3 ounces of cannabis and 24 grams of concentrate.
Cultivation: Adults can grow 3 mature and 3 immature plants, up to 6 mature per household.
Notes: Implementation has been slow, but the market is now rapidly expanding.

Ohio
Status: Recreational legalized in 2023, medical program since 2016.
Possession: Up to 2.5 ounces and 15 grams of concentrate.
Cultivation: Up to 6 plants per adult, 12 per household.
Notes: Ohio’s program was approved by voters and rolled out quickly.

Oregon
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may carry 2 ounces in public and 8 ounces at home.
Cultivation: Up to 4 plants per household.
Notes: Oregon was an early leader in cannabis reform but faces oversupply challenges.

Rhode Island
Status: Recreational legalized in 2022.
Possession: Adults may carry 1 ounce, up to 10 ounces at home.
Cultivation: 6 plants, 3 mature and 3 immature.
Notes: Rhode Island has small but expanding cannabis infrastructure.

Vermont
Status: Recreational legalized in 2018.
Possession: Adults may carry 1 ounce.
Cultivation: 2 mature plants and 4 immature plants.
Notes: Vermont was the first state to legalize through its legislature, not a ballot.

Virginia
Status: Recreational legalized in 2021, though retail sales are delayed.
Possession: Adults can carry up to 1 ounce.
Cultivation: 4 plants per household.
Notes: Virginia allows home growing but continues to delay a commercial retail market.

Washington
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may carry 1 ounce of flower, 16 ounces of edibles, or 72 ounces of liquid cannabis.
Cultivation: Recreational users cannot grow at home; medical patients can.
Notes: Washington was one of the first states to legalize but remains restrictive on home cultivation.

Washington, D.C.
Status: Recreational and medical legal.
Possession: Adults may carry 2 ounces.
Cultivation: Up to 6 plants, 3 mature and 3 immature.
Notes: Congress has blocked D.C. from establishing retail stores, so cannabis is exchanged through a “gifting” economy.

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