The use, sale and possession of cannabis (marijuana) in the United States is illegal under federal law. However, some states have created exemptions for medical marijuana.
| State | Possession | Sale | Transportation | Cultivation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Alaska | Decriminalized | Medical Use Only | |||
| Arizona | Medical Use Only | ||||
| Arkansas | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| California | Decriminalized | Medical Use Only | |||
| Colorado | Decriminalized | Medical Use Only | |||
| Connecticut | Decriminalized | ||||
| Delaware | |||||
| Florida | |||||
| Georgia | |||||
| Hawaii | |||||
| Idaho | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Illinois | |||||
| Indiana | |||||
| Iowa | |||||
| Kansas | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Kentucky | |||||
| Louisiana | |||||
| Maine | Decriminalized | Medical Use Only | |||
| Maryland | Medical Only* | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | *By statutory law, defendants who can prove medical necessity at trial face no penalty if they possess 1oz or less.[1][2] |
| Massachusetts | Decriminalized | ||||
| Michigan | Medical Use Only | ||||
| Minnesota | |||||
| Mississippi | Decriminalized | ||||
| Missouri | |||||
| Montana | Medical Use Only | ||||
| Nebraska | Decriminalized | ||||
| Nevada | Decriminalized | Medical Use Only | |||
| New Hampshire | |||||
| New Jersey | Illegal | Medical Use Only | Illegal | Illegal | |
| New Mexico | Medical Use Only | ||||
| New York | Decriminalized | ||||
| North Carolina | Decriminalized | ||||
| North Dakota | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Ohio | Decriminalized | ||||
| Oklahoma | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Oregon | Decriminalized | Medical Use Only | |||
| Pennsylvania | |||||
| Rhode Island | Medical Use Only | ||||
| South Carolina | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | First-time possession offenders can complete one year of probation instead of following conventional criminal procedure.[3] |
| South Dakota | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Tennessee | |||||
| Texas | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Utah | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Vermont | Medical Use Only | ||||
| Virginia | |||||
| Washington | Medical Use Only | ||||
| West Virginia | |||||
| Wisconsin | |||||
| Wyoming | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| Washington DC | |||||
| Puerto Rico |