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And hey, no open container laws! If you are of legal drinking age, you are also of legal possessing But we can definitely dream. And, you know, sneak. The cap for medical usage is 2. Most residents of Maryland support legal weed —and their dreams are thiiiiiis close to becoming a reality. In early , the state legislature introduced a bill that would legalize recreational use and turn Maryland into Mary Jane land.
It was worth a try. For now, Maryland has decriminalized recreational possession for amounts less than 10 grams. Home-growers can have up to six plants. The medical program allows for a maximum of 35 dispensaries, which currently serve nearly 70, registered patients. In , Michigan became the 10th state to legalize recreational grass.
Individuals can possess up to 2. Retail shops are open for business though not statewide—some counties have opted out of adult-use sales. Still, a few little details: Possession of more than five ounces is a misdemeanor on the first offense.
There is cool stuff to do in Minnesota , but legally lighting up is not yet among them unless you have a medical license. Recreational possession of an amount equal to or less than 1. In November , Mississippi legalized medical marijuana!!! Once the Department of Health begins rolling out identification cards and licenses in August , patients with qualifying conditions will be allowed to possess up to 2. Missouri did legalize medicinal weed in , after having already permitted low-THC CBD for certain conditions, and—bonus!
Have you been to Montana? It is beautiful —and it just got a helluva lot better. Recreational sales are expected to begin around October. The bill also called for the resentencing or expungement of those currently convicted for cannabis-related offenses. After the state Supreme Court stripped a medical weed constitutional amendment from the ballot at the last minute, advocates are gearing up to put medical back on the ballot in , while also pushing for full legalization in the state legislature.
In classic Nevada fashion, many dispensaries around Vegas are over-the-top and expensive; this state loves to tax vice and Californians so those in search of discounts might want to bring a medical card as out-of-state cards are accepted in the Silver State.
Legal weed legislation passed in the House in , but the full legislature seems in no mood to move forward anytime soon. Sale, or even possession with intent to sell, is automatically a felony charge no matter the amount or track record. The Garden State officially joined the cannabis club earlier this year, after passage of a referendum on the ballot. The current recreational law does not allow for home-growing, though additional legislation is being explored that would allow for six plants.
The Land of Enchantment, indeed! It may seem surprising that it took this long in a state where weird shit like Meow Wolf is commonplace, but better late than never. Registered patients can grow as many as 16 plants at home so long as only four are mature at the same time. As of March 31, New York is officially on the legal weed market—and what a market it shall be, with NYC residents consuming more weed than any other city on earth: Legal possession of up to three ounces is effective immediately, with home growing also legalized for up to six plants.
Backs patted. One small glimmer of hope: A new senate bill to create a legal and medical cannabis program was introduced this spring. In May , North Dakota became the 25th state to decriminalize possession in small amounts. You can now carry up to. Sale of any amount is a felony, as is possession of any amount within 1, feet of a school. Activists are gearing up to place a legalization initiative on the ballot for The state had already decriminalized weed in amounts up to grams about 3.
Oklahoma was already in our residual good graces because they built a boat district with a dope whitewater rafting course in the middle of their capital city, but in late they unveiled a medicinal cannabis program that's among the most liberal in the country.
There's no restrictive list of qualifying medical conditions, which has allowed more than , patients to enroll. And unlike a lot of other states where commercial rollout can stay stuck in limbo for months or years after a ballot measure is approved, Oklahoma hit the ground running, with hundreds of dispensaries springing up across the state almost overnight.
No luck on decriminalization so far though, with the governor vetoing a weed policy reform bill in and a legalization ballot initiative deemed invalid by the state Supreme Court. Green thumbs can grow up to four plants at home without risking any fine or penalty; for registered medicinal users, those numbers jump to 24 ounces and up to six plants, plus 18 seedlings. Which is why even prescription holders tend to resort to less legal methods to get bud in Pennsylvania.
Legalization bills have so far failed to make it past the House, but hope is on the horizon with a bipartisan legalization bill recently introduced in the legislature and the governor voicing support. Sales and cultivation still carry felony charges. All sales are felonies, all forms of cultivation are felonies… you get the idea. South Dakota is one of the most underrated states in some respects, and definitely the more underrated Dakota.
L ast November, voters approved a legalization measure that would have set up both recreational and medical programs; unfortunately, the recreational portion was struck down as unconstitutional. An appeal to the state Supreme Court appears likely. While supporters are rightfully keeping their eyes on the prize, getting a medical program passed in a red state like South Dakota is no small feat.
Tennessee is decidedly unchill. Despite many efforts in to loosen the laws, including a Republican-backed medical cannabis bill, opposed lawmakers are doing their damndest to delay progress.
The state does allow for some hemp and CBD. Texas produced Willie Nelson, and so far that is the extent of its legacy in terms of normalizing weed usage. Recreational use remains illegal in Utah, but medical cannabis is available to patients with qualifying conditions. And all because you wanted to get weird at Arches. That meant residents had to grow their own supply or sneak over state lines. But after three years, the state has finally allowed for licensed retail cannabis stores to open no later than May 1, In other good news, a bill to automatically expunge all cannabis possession offenses took effect on January 1st of this year.
In February , Virginia became the first state in the Old South to legalize weed. A genteel nod of approval to you, Virginia. Weed is legal in DC , but selling it is still prohibited. This has resulted in companies like HighSpeed and Joint Delivery selling T-shirts and posters and giving weed away as a gift with purchase. Things might change soon, though: A new bill called the Safe Cannabis Sales Act of , if passed, would get cannabis retailers up and running by October Washington tied for first alongside Colorado to legalize recreational grass back in After nearly a decade, the governor said his only regret was not doing it sooner.
These days there are loads of dispensaries you can choose from—plus, more than half of that sweet tax revenue goes to public health programs. Medical cannabis became legal in , but it has taken for-ev-er for the program to actually materialize due to a lack of funding and various other hurdles. In February, the Office of Medical Cannabis finally began allowing patients to register.
As for the legalization of recreational weed, Governor Jim Justice is not opposed. Weed remains very illegal in the Badger State, despite having pro-cannabis leadership and a recently-released budget plan calling for the legalization of both medical and recreational cannabis in the state.
Likelihood of it passing through the GOP-controlled legislature? P slim. Bummer, considering weed laws in Wyoming are some of the harshest in the US. Luckily Yellowstone is weird and wonderful enough to blow your mind all on its own.
Skip to main content Illustration by Grace Han for Thrillist. Hey you! This article also comes in a fancy map version. Go check it out right here. Click to see it on the map. Alabama: Illegal. Alaska: Recreational. Arizona: Recreational. Arkansas: Medicinal. California: Recreational. Colorado: Recreational. Connecticut: Medicinal and Decriminalized. Delaware: Medicinal and Decriminalized.
Florida: Medicinal. Georgia: Illegal. Hawaii: Medicinal and Decriminalized. Idaho: Illegal.
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