Table 2. Does not create an in-state production method. Yes, debilitating epileptic conditions, life-threatening seizures, wasting syndrome, chronic pain, nausea, muscle spasms, any other sever condition resistant to conventional medicine. The possessor has, or is a parent or guardian of a person that has, cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, mitochondrial disease, fibromyalgia, Parkinson's disease or sickle cell disease; No Is composed of no more than three-tenths percent 0.
Treatment resistant epilepsy. No At least 5 percent CBD by weight. No more than. No Universities in Kentucky with medical schools that are able to get a research trial. Doesn't allow for in-state production of CBD product. Intractable seizure disorders No No, only "cannabidiol".
Mississippi Overturned Amendment 65 from included in table above. Yes, intractable epilepsy that has not responded to three or more other treatment options. No "Hemp extracts" equal or less than. Yes, intractable epilepsy No "Hemp extracts" with less than nine-tenths of one percent 0.
Contains no other psychoactive substance. Yes Yes Oklahoma NEW comprehensive medical program approved in and listed above HB Yes No in-state production allowed, so products would have to be brought in. Any formal distribution system would require federal approval. People under 18 minors Minors with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, or other severe epilepsy that is not adequately treated by traditional medical therapies No A preparation of cannabis with no more than.
Some have interpreted the law to allow patients and caregivers to produce their own products. Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, also known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy, or any other form of refractory epilepsy that is not adequately treated by traditional medical therapies. No Cannabidiol or derivative of marijuana that contains 0. Researchers need to track patient information and outcomes Only products produced by Tennessee Tech University. Patients may possess low THC oils only if they are purchased "legally in the United States and outside of Tennessee," from an assumed medical cannabis state, however most states do not allow products to leave the state.
Yes, intractable seizure conditions. No "Cannabis oil" with less than. Yes Yes HB No Allows for legal defense for having the product as long as it was obtained legally in the US or other medical cannabis state. No Same as above. Yes, intractable epilepsy, incurable neurodegenerative disease, terminal cancer, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, ALS, autism.
Yes Yes Utah NEW comprehensive program approved in , included in table above HB Hemp Extract Registration Act Yes Not completely clear, however it may allow higher education institutions to grow or cultivate industrial hemp. Yes, intractable epilepsy that hasn't responded to three or more treatment options suggested by a neurologist. No "Hemp extracts" with less than. Qualified patients would also be allowed to access CBD from an out-of-state medical cannabis dispensary that allows for out-of-state patients to use their dispensaries as well as remove the products from the state.
Seizure disorders Exception to the definition of prohibited THC by state law, allows for possession of "cannabidiol in a form without a psychoactive effect. Intractable epilepsy or seizure disorders No "Hemp extracts" with less than 0. Yes Yes. This website uses cookies to analyze traffic and for other purposes.
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Melia Russell contributed to an earlier version of this story. Adults 21 and over can light up in Alaska.
In , the northernmost US state made it legal for residents to use, possess, and transport up to an ounce of marijuana — roughly a sandwich bag full — for recreational use. The first pot shop opened for business in Alaska has pounced on the opportunity to make its recreational-pot shops a destination for tourists. Arizona in voted to legalize cannabis for all adults over the age of The ballot measure was backed by a number of cannabis giants, including Curaleaf, Cresco, and Harvest Enterprises.
The Arizona Department of Health Services began accepting applications for adult-use licenses on January Approvals were issued just three days later on January Sales began immediately. Arizona rolled out adult-use sales faster than any other state that voted to pass recreational cannabis in the November elections. Companies already operating in the state's medical market had a first crack at recreational customers.
In , California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. California became even more pot-friendly in when it made it legal to use and carry up to 1 ounce of marijuana. The law also permits adults 21 and over to buy up to 8 grams of marijuana concentrates, which are found in edibles, and grow no more than six marijuana plants per household. In Colorado, there are more marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks and McDonald's combined. The state joined Washington in becoming the first two states to fully legalize the drug in Residents and tourists over the age of 21 can buy up to 1 ounce of marijuana or 8 grams of concentrates.
Some Colorado counties and cities have passed more restrictive laws. On June 18, the Connecticut legislature legalized cannabis for adults 21 and over and the law took effect on July 1. Recreational cannabis is now legal in the state and adults are allowed to possess or consume up to 1.
Sales aren't expected to begin until next year. Illinois lawmakers in June passed a bill that legalized the possession and commercial sale of marijuana in the state starting on January 1, Pritzker, who made marijuana legalization a core component of his campaign for the governor's office, signed the bill into law. Illinois is the one of the few states to legalize marijuana sales through a state legislature, rather than a ballot initiative.
A ballot initiative in gave Maine residents the right to possess up to 2. Massachusetts was the first state on the East Coast to legalize marijuana after voters approved the measure in Marijuana dispensaries opened their doors to consumers in November Adults over the age of 21 can purchase up to 1 ounce of marijuana but cannot consume it in public.
Voters in Michigan passed Proposition 1 in , making it the first state in the Midwest to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for adults over the age of Adults can possess up to 2. The law is more permissive than other states with legal marijuana: Most allow residents to possess only up to 1 ounce at a time. Montana in voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and over. Montana residents are officially allowed to use marijuana as of January 1, A year later, the state will begin to open up applications for dispensaries.
It also includes a host of restorative justice provisions, including the automatic expungement of records for those convicted of low-level offenses and ear-marking tax revenue for a community reinvestment fund.
Cannabis is illegal in North Carolina, but some are optimistic that a medicinal bill could pass soon. In April, Sen. Bill Rabon, one of the top Republicans in the state Senate, introduced the Compassionate Care Act, which would legalize cannabis for certain medicinal uses.
Meanwhile, a poll conducted by Elon University in February found that a majority of residents support legalizing cannabis for adult use, while 73 percent support legalizing the drug for medicinal use.
It took a couple of tries for North Dakota to get medical marijuana — a ballot initiative failed in before one finally passed in An initiative made it to the ballot in , but it was rejected by almost 60 percent of voters. Earlier this year, some were optimistic that HB , which passed the House, might bring full legalization, but the Senate shut that plan down just weeks later.
Days later, the body also blocked an effort to get legalization onto the ballot. Maybe fourth time will be the charm? Since Ohio legalized medical weed in , , people have enrolled as patients. Weed is technically decriminalized in the state — less than grams is a misdemeanor — but local jurisdictions including Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland have reduced the penalties even more, or gotten rid of them all together. Full legalization failed on a ballot initiative in , but a new bill, which would fully decriminalize both the possession and cultivation of pot, was introduced in March.
The award for hottest cannabis market in the country goes to… Oklahoma? Procuring a recommendation from a doctor is no problem, either — one in 13 adults in Oklahoma have a card. Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman seen here, his flag collection has become a national figure in the fight to end prohibition. Pennsylvania seems primed for legalization. The state has had a medical marijuana program for five years, which has o ver half a million registered patients and caregivers; polling suggests two-thirds of voters support adult-use.
In addition, Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman has become a national, vocal advocate of legalization. We need to expunge all criminal convictions. If there is anybody serving jail time for a marijuana conviction, get them out immediately. Things are looking hopeful: In February, a bipartisan pair of state senators announced a bill that would legalize cannabis in the state — the first time a Republican lawmaker has sponsored such legislation.
Legalization will probably happen for Rhode Island this year. In March, leaders in the Senate put forward a bill, and days later, Governor Dan McKee announced his proposal as part of the budget. They both call for the legalization of marijuana for adults 21 and over, establishment of licensing procedures, and both address giving back to the communities torn apart by the war on drugs. All cannabis is illegal in deep-red South Carolina, but one Republican lawmaker is doing all he can to pass a medicinal marijuana bill.
Tom Davis in April threatened to hold all other legislation hostage if his colleagues tried to block his medicinal bill. A poll conducted earlier this year found that 72 percent of South Carolinians are in favor of medicinal cannabis.
South Dakota may be one of the most conservative states in the nation, but in November its residents voted in favor of an initiative to legalize cannabis for medicinal use and an initiative to legalize it recreationally. Republican officials like Governor Krisi Noem have been fighting both initiatives. The medicinal law will take effect July 1st, but in January a state circuit judge ruled the adult-use initiative was unconstitutional.
Advocates are appealing the ruling to the state Supreme Court, which is expected to hand down a decision this summer. A year later, they changed it to allow qualifying patients to bring products in from other states which is, of course, also against the law and in modified it again to specify those products had to be extremely low-THC — essentially just CBD products. Republican Governor Bill Lee in May signed a bill to expand the program, although not significantly, and to create a commission to study the possibility of a more comprehensive medicinal program.
Texas is tough on cannabis. Arrests are now declining, but as recently as the state arrested nearly , people for cannabis-related offenses. There have been some recent efforts to bring about reform, most notably a bill to decriminalize that passed through a House committee in April, but for now, the drug is fully illegal. Texas does allow for the medicinal use of low-THC products, but only for a narrow set of intractable conditions.
Though Utah has legalized medical weed, it was a hard road getting there — and it ended in a more conservative bill than advocates had hoped. In , as a voter initiative made its way to the ballot, the church stepped up with a counter offer , striking things like home-grow from the deal.
Voters passed the initial version, but lawmakers enacted the more restrictive law. In , Vermont became the first state to legalize cannabis for adult use via the state legislature. Adults 21 and over are permitted to possess up to one ounce of flower, five grams of THC concentrate, and grow six plants. Lawmakers last year passed a tax-and-regulate bill, and a retail market is projected to be up in running by spring It is the Green Mountain State, after all.
This April, Virginia became the first state in the South to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Initially, the bill was expected to go into effect in — but Governor Ralph Northam pushed that up to July 1st, In the meantime, as of July, residents will be able to grow up to four cannabis plants and legally possess an ounce of weed, and medical patients can go to one of four dispensaries in the state. Cannabis has been fully legal in Washington state since Governor Jay Inslee earlier this year touted how well the program has been doing.
Cannabis is fully legal in Washington, D. The small handful of dispensaries in the district only sell to medicinal patients. Recreational dispensaries are coming, though, and the first sales are expected in late or West Virginia had three bills introduced in the session — two to legalize pot, and one to decriminalize it. None of them made it to the floor, but will be carried over into They are, however, rolling out a medical program this year — though it was signed into law in , patients only became eligible to register this February.
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