State Legalization Status:

In the United States, marijuana is illegal on a federal level for any purpose.
Legalization status subject to change at any time, check with your individual state regulations for up to date status:

Alabama - Illegal
Alaska – Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Arizona - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal
Arkansas – Medical Use
California - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Colorado - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Connecticut - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Delaware - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Florida – Medical Use Legal
Georgia – Illegal
Hawaii - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Idaho – Illegal
Illinois - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Indiana – Illegal
Iowa – Medical Use
Kansas – Illegal
Kentucky – Illegal
Louisiana – Medical Use Legal
Maine - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Maryland - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Massachusetts - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Michigan - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal
Minnesota - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Mississippi - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Missouri - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Montana- Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal
Nebraska – Illegal, but Decriminalized Statewide
Nevada - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
New Hampshire - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
New Jersey - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal
New Mexico - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
New York - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
North Carolina – Illegal, But Decriminalized Statewide
North Dakota - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Ohio - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Oklahoma – Medical Use Legal
Oregon - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Pennsylvania – Medical Use Legal
Rhode Island- Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
South Carolina – Illegal
South Dakota- Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal
Tennessee – Illegal
Texas - Illegal
Utah – Medical Use Legal
Vermont - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Virginia - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
Washington - Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal
Washington, DC Adult Use Legal, Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide
West Virginia – Medical Use Legal
Wisconsin – Illegal
Wyoming – Illegal
Puerto Rico – Medical Use Legal
Virgin Islands - Medical Use Legal, Decriminalized Statewide

In the United States, marijuana is illegal on a federal level for any purpose, be it adult use or medicinal. Cannabis is listed as a “Schedule I” controlled substance, meaning it is classified as having a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. However, despite marijuana’s illegal status federally, the majority of states in the US have legalized cannabis for medicinal or adult use. In 2013, the Justice Department said it would not sue to block laws legalizing cannabis at the state level as long as states enact regulations that curtail underage sales, interstate trafficking, illegal cartel and gang activity, and excessive cannabis-related accidents and violence.