Cannabis Laws by State (2026)

Where is weed legal? Tap or click any state on the map, or pick it from the list below, for a plain-English guide to what's legal there: how much you can have, home grow, medical cards, taxes, and what's changing.

Alabama: Medical onlyAlaska: Recreational & medicalArizona: Recreational & medicalColorado: Recreational & medicalFlorida: Medical onlyGeorgia: Medical onlyIndiana: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)Kansas: No legal cannabisMaine: Recreational & medicalMassachusetts: Recreational & medicalMinnesota: Recreational & medicalNew Jersey: Recreational & medicalNorth Carolina: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)North Dakota: Medical onlyOklahoma: Medical onlyPennsylvania: Medical onlySouth Dakota: Medical onlyTexas: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)Wyoming: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)Connecticut: Recreational & medicalMissouri: Recreational & medicalWest Virginia: Medical onlyIllinois: Recreational & medicalNew Mexico: Recreational & medicalArkansas: Medical onlyCalifornia: Recreational & medicalDelaware: Recreational & medicalDistrict of Columbia: Recreational & medicalHawaii: Medical onlyIowa: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)Kentucky: Medical onlyMaryland: Recreational & medicalMichigan: Recreational & medicalMississippi: Medical onlyMontana: Recreational & medicalNew Hampshire: Medical onlyNew York: Recreational & medicalOhio: Recreational & medicalOregon: Recreational & medicalTennessee: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)Utah: Medical onlyVirginia: Recreational & medicalWashington: Recreational & medicalWisconsin: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)Nebraska: Medical onlySouth Carolina: Limited (CBD / low-THC only)Idaho: No legal cannabisNevada: Recreational & medicalVermont: Recreational & medicalLouisiana: Medical onlyRhode Island: Recreational & medicalALAKAZCOFLGAINKSMEMNNCNDOKPASDTXWYMOWVILNMARCAHIIAKYMIMSMTNYOHORTNUTVAWAWINESCIDNVLAVermont: Recreational & medicalVTNew Hampshire: Medical onlyNHMassachusetts: Recreational & medicalMARhode Island: Recreational & medicalRIConnecticut: Recreational & medicalCTNew Jersey: Recreational & medicalNJDelaware: Recreational & medicalDEMaryland: Recreational & medicalMDDistrict of Columbia: Recreational & medicalDC
  • Recreational & medical (25)
  • Medical only (16)
  • Limited (CBD / low-THC only) (8)
  • No legal cannabis (2)

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Federal law still treats adult-use cannabis as illegal everywhere, and federal land (national parks, military bases) follows federal rules in every state. Laws change often: each guide shows when we last reviewed it and links to its sources. This is general information, not legal advice.