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Marijuana possession remains restricted under state law. Current reform proposals and council recommendations are separate from enacted law.

Adult possession and home cultivation are permitted within limits. The regulated adult-use retail market is scheduled to start July 1, 2027.

Adults 21 and older may possess the personal-use amount. Licensed dispensaries serve the adult-use market, with separate medical rules.

Adult-use cannabis is permitted for people 21 and older. Local rules and property policies can be stricter than state rules.

Adults 21 and older may possess cannabis within state limits. Home cultivation has separate per-person and household limits.

Adults 21 and older, including visitors, may buy from licensed dispensaries. Purchase limits differ from possession limits.

Adults 21 and older may possess the personal-use quantity. Regulated adult-use sales began August 1, 2025.

Initiative 71 permits limited adult possession and home cultivation. It does not itself establish a general adult-use retail market.

Florida’s medical program requires state registration and physician authorization. This selected summary covers medical access, not every cannabis or hemp rule.

This first Pennsylvania summary covers the state medical program. Adult-use possession and home-cultivation rules have not yet been reviewed here.

Adults 21 and older may purchase and grow within state limits. Current regulator guidance reflects a two-ounce carry limit.

Adults 21 and older may buy from licensed retailers and possess cannabis within state limits. Home growing is restricted by access to nearby retail.

Georgia requires physician certification and a state patient or caregiver card for its medical cannabis program.

Coverage: Medical-program access

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation currently describes marijuana as illegal in Tennessee and distinguishes it from hemp.

Coverage: General restrictions; exceptions not fully reviewed

Kentucky’s medical program requires qualified-patient registration. Supply limits differ at home, while carrying, and for visiting patients.

Coverage: Medical-program access and supply limits

West Virginia medical purchases require registered-physician certification and an approved state medical cannabis card.

Coverage: Medical-program access and purchase limits

Ohio permits adult use and limited home cultivation. The current statutory framework reflects SB 56, effective March 20, 2026.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Illinois permits adult use, but visitors have lower possession limits than residents. Personal cultivation is limited to registered medical patients.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Michigan permits personal adult use and home cultivation, with separate rules for cannabis stored at home.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Oregon permits adult possession and personal cultivation. Public possession and home storage have different limits.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Washington allows adult purchases and possession within limits. General adult-use home growing is not permitted.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Minnesota allows adult possession and home growing. Public and private-residence possession limits differ.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Alaska allows limited personal adult possession and growing. Property owners may prohibit cannabis activities on their premises.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Arizona permits limited personal adult possession and cultivation at a primary residence.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Connecticut permits adult purchases and home growing. Carrying limits differ from secured home or vehicle storage.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Maine allows adult possession and personal cultivation. Medical and adult-use dispensaries are separate.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Vermont allows limited personal adult possession and growing. Qualifying homegrown harvest has a separate storage exception.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Rhode Island permits limited adult possession and growing, with a household plant maximum and a separate home-storage allowance.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

New Mexico permits adult-use purchases and possession within product limits. The medical patient program remains separate.

Coverage: Adult-use purchases, possession and consumption

Montana permits limited adult possession and growing. Retail sales availability varies by county.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

Missouri permits adult possession and purchases within limits. Personal home cultivation requires department authorization.

Coverage: Adult-use possession and cultivation

OMMA-licensed patients have specified medical possession and cultivation allowances. These are patient permissions, not a general adult-use allowance.

Coverage: selected medical possession and cultivation rules

Registered qualifying patients and their designated caregivers share an adequate-supply allowance. A grow site must be identified on the valid 329 card.

Coverage: selected medical supply and cultivation rules

Utah uses medical cannabis cards and licensed medical cannabis pharmacies. Visitors must follow the separate non-Utah resident card process.

Coverage: medical registration and visitor access

Texas’s Compassionate Use Program requires an approved physician’s prescription recorded in CURT. HB 46 expanded the program effective September 1, 2025.

Coverage: Compassionate Use Program access

Medical dispensing requires a valid registry card and current Health Department purchase authorization. Visiting qualifying patients also need Arkansas registration.

Coverage: selected medical dispensing and visitor rules

Iowa’s medical program permits specified manufactured product forms for registered patients and caregivers. Its permissions do not include loose flower or THC-infused food edibles.

Coverage: selected medical product-form rules

Mississippi uses state-issued medical cards and medical cannabis equivalency units (MMCEUs). Resident and approved nonresident cardholders have different limits.

Coverage: selected medical allotments and visitor access

North Dakota medical-card protections apply to products bought from registered in-state medical dispensaries. Purchase limits and possession limits are different.

Coverage: selected medical purchasing and possession rules

Alabama’s medical program requires qualifying patients and caregivers to register. The commission reports that the first dispensary opened June 4, 2026.

Coverage: Medical patient registration and dispensary access

Colorado’s current criminal code distinguishes adult possession of marijuana from larger quantities, public use, and underage possession.

Coverage: Selected adult possession and public-use rules

Idaho’s Office of Drug Policy describes marijuana possession, manufacture, delivery, and use as illegal under state law.

Coverage: General state marijuana guidance; exceptions not fully reviewed

Indiana’s 2026 code makes knowing marijuana possession and cultivation offenses, with higher classifications in specified circumstances.

Coverage: General possession and cultivation restrictions

Kansas prohibits marijuana possession under its controlled-substance statute. A narrow statutory CBD defense requires specific medical documentation.

Coverage: General possession restrictions and selected CBD defense

Louisiana law allows qualifying visiting medical patients to buy from permitted medical retailers when documentation and attestation requirements are met.

Coverage: Selected medical access for visiting patients

Nebraska law protects qualifying medical patients within the statutory amount. Commission rulemaking is separate from confirmation that a retail location is operating.

Coverage: Medical patient protections and current commission rulemaking

New Hampshire’s therapeutic program uses patient registration and alternative treatment centers. Possession and purchase limits are separate.

Coverage: Selected therapeutic possession, supply, visitor, and cultivation rules

South Carolina’s controlled-substance chapter prohibits unauthorized possession and specifically provides marijuana possession penalties.

Coverage: General possession restriction; exceptions not fully reviewed

South Dakota requires practitioner certification before medical patient registration. Home cultivation requires additional authorization in the application.

Coverage: Medical registration and selected home-grow limits

Wisconsin’s controlled-substance statute prohibits unauthorized possession and specifies penalties for tetrahydrocannabinols.

Coverage: General THC possession restriction and selected first-offense penalty

Wyoming’s controlled-substance law restricts marijuana possession. Its prescription exception does not create a general medical marijuana program.

Coverage: General marijuana possession and prescription restrictions