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Cannabis Laws by State

Legal status, market data, and pending legislation for all 50 states + D.C. Updated monthly.

25 Recreational Legal
18 Medical Only
3 Decriminalized
5 No Program
Recreational Legal 25
AK Recreational Legal
Alaska
$110M Annual Sales
$50/oz (weight-based) Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
AZ Recreational Legal
Arizona
$1.4B Annual Sales
16% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
CA Recreational Legal
California
$5.1B Annual Sales
15% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
CO Recreational Legal
Colorado
$1.5B Annual Sales
15% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
CT Recreational Legal
Connecticut
$250M Annual Sales
3¢/mg THC (cannabis) or 6% of price Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1.5 oz
DE Recreational Legal
Delaware
$60M Annual Sales
15% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
DC Recreational Legal
District of Columbia
$150M Annual Sales
N/A (gifting market; no recreational retail sales tax) Excise Tax
Deep Dive 2 oz
IL Recreational Legal
Illinois
$1.8B Annual Sales
10–25% (potency-based) Excise Tax
Deep Dive 30g (residents), 15g (non-residents)
ME Recreational Legal
Maine
$250M Annual Sales
10% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 2.5 oz
MD Recreational Legal
Maryland
$700M Annual Sales
9% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1.5 oz
MA Recreational Legal
Massachusetts
$1.8B Annual Sales
10.75% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz (public), 10 oz (home)
MI Recreational Legal
Michigan
$3.2B Annual Sales
10% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 2.5 oz
MN Recreational Legal
Minnesota
$100M Annual Sales
10% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 2 oz (flower), 8g (concentrate)
MO Recreational Legal
Missouri
$1.4B Annual Sales
6% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 3 oz
MT Recreational Legal
Montana
$280M Annual Sales
20% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
NV Recreational Legal
Nevada
$1.2B Annual Sales
15% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
NJ Recreational Legal
New Jersey
$1.0B Annual Sales
6.625% sales tax + $1.52/g (social reinvestment) Excise Tax
Deep Dive 6 oz
NM Recreational Legal
New Mexico
$550M Annual Sales
12% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 2 oz
NY Recreational Legal
New York
$900M Annual Sales
9% + potency-based tax Excise Tax
Deep Dive 3 oz
OH Recreational Legal
Ohio
$500M Annual Sales
10% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 2.5 oz
OR Recreational Legal
Oregon
$700M Annual Sales
17% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz (public), 8 oz (home)
RI Recreational Legal
Rhode Island
$130M Annual Sales
10% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
VT Recreational Legal
Vermont
$80M Annual Sales
14% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
VA Recreational Legal
Virginia
$450M Annual Sales
21% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 4 oz
WA Recreational Legal
Washington
$1.5B Annual Sales
37% Excise Tax
Deep Dive 1 oz
Medical Only 18
AL Medical Only
Alabama
$40M Annual Sales
9% Excise Tax
Deep Dive Rx only
AR Medical Only
Arkansas
$300M Annual Sales
4% (sales tax applies) Excise Tax
Deep Dive Rx only (2.5 oz / 14 days)
FL Medical Only
Florida
$2.2B Annual Sales
N/A (sales tax exempt for medical) Excise Tax
Deep Dive Rx only
GA Medical Only
Georgia
$30M Annual Sales
Deep Dive 20 fl oz low-THC oil (Rx only)
HI Medical Only
Hawaii
$80M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (4 oz / 15 days)
IA Medical Only
Iowa
$35M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (4.5g / 90 days)
KY Medical Only
Kentucky
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only
LA Medical Only
Louisiana
$120M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only
MS Medical Only
Mississippi
$80M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (3.5 oz / 25 days)
NE Medical Only
Nebraska
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (pending program launch)
NH Medical Only
New Hampshire
$60M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (2 oz / 10-day supply)
ND Medical Only
North Dakota
$25M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (3 oz / 30 days)
OK Medical Only
Oklahoma
$700M Annual Sales
7% Excise Tax
Deep Dive Rx only (3 oz on person)
PA Medical Only
Pennsylvania
$1.8B Annual Sales
5% (grower/processor tax) Excise Tax
Deep Dive Rx only (30-day supply)
SD Medical Only
South Dakota
$40M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (3 oz)
TX Medical Only
Texas
$200M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (< 1% THC, low-THC program)
UT Medical Only
Utah
$300M Annual Sales
Deep Dive Rx only (113g / 30 days)
WV Medical Only
West Virginia
$80M Annual Sales
10% Excise Tax
Deep Dive Rx only
Decriminalized 3
KS Decriminalized
Kansas
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive < 1 oz (misdemeanor, decriminalized)
NC Decriminalized
North Carolina
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive < 0.5 oz (Class 3 misdemeanor, decriminalized)
WI Decriminalized
Wisconsin
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive < 25g (misdemeanor)
No Program 5
ID No Program
Idaho
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive Illegal
IN No Program
Indiana
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive Illegal
SC No Program
South Carolina
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive Illegal
TN No Program
Tennessee
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive Illegal
WY No Program
Wyoming
N/A Annual Sales
Deep Dive Illegal