Laws, Fees, and Possession Limits
| State |
Year
Passed How Passed
(Yes Vote) Possession Limit
|
|---|---|
| Marijuana State Laws – Summary Chart from ProCon.org | |
| 1.Alaska |
1998
Ballot Measure 8 (58%)
1 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)
|
| 2.Arizona |
2010
Proposition 203 (50.13%)
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants
|
| 3.Arkansas |
2016
Ballot Measure Issue 6 (53.2%)
3 oz usable per 14-day period
|
| 4.California |
1996
Proposition 215 (56%)
8 oz usable; 6 mature or 12 immature plants
|
| 5.Colorado |
2000
Ballot Amendment 20 (54%)
2 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)
|
| 6.Connecticut |
2012
House Bill 5389 (96-51 H, 21-13 S)
2.5 oz usable
|
| 7.Delaware |
2011
Senate Bill 17 (27-14 H, 17-4 S)
6 oz usable
|
| 8.Florida |
2016
Ballot Amendment 2 (71.3%)
Amount to be determined
|
| 9.Hawaii |
2000
Senate Bill 862 (32-18 H; 13-12 S)
4 oz usable; 7 plants
|
| 10.Illinois |
2013
House Bill 1 (61-57 H; 35-21 S)
2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of 14 days
|
| 11.Maine |
1999
Ballot Question 2 (61%)
2.5 oz usable; 6 plants
|
| 12.Maryland |
2014
House Bill 881 (125-11 H; 44-2 S)
30-day supply, amount to be determined
|
| 13.Massachusetts |
2012
Ballot Question 3 (63%)
60-day supply for personal medical use (10 oz)
|
| 14.Michigan |
2008
Proposal 1 (63%)
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants
|
| 15.Minnesota |
2014
Senate Bill 2470 (46-16 S; 89-40 H)
30-day supply of non-smokable marijuana
|
| 16.Montana |
2004
Initiative 148 (62%)
1 oz usable; 4 plants (mature); 12 seedlings
|
| 17.Nevada |
2000
Ballot Question 9 (65%)
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants
|
| 18.New Hampshire |
2013
House Bill 573 (284-66 H; 18-6 S)
Two ounces of usable cannabis during a 10-day period
|
| 19.New Jersey |
2010
Senate Bill 119 (48-14 H; 25-13 S)
2 oz usable
|
| 20.New Mexico |
2007
Senate Bill 523 (36-31 H; 32-3 S)
6 oz usable; 16 plants (4 mature, 12 immature)
|
| 21.New York |
2014
Assembly Bill 6357 (117-13 A; 49-10 S)
30-day supply non-smokable marijuana
|
| 22.North Dakota |
2016
Ballot Measure 5 (63.7%)
3 oz per 14-day period
|
| 23.Ohio |
2016
House Bill 523 (71-26 H; 18-15 S)
Maximum of a 90-day supply, amount to be determined
|
| 24.Oregon |
1998
Ballot Measure 67 (55%)
24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature)
|
| 25.Pennsylvania |
2016
Senate Bill 3 (149-46 H; 42-7 S)
30-day supply
|
| 26.Rhode Island |
2006
Senate Bill 0710 (52-10 H; 33-1 S)
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants
|
| 27.Vermont |
2004
Senate Bill 76 (22-7) HB 645 (82-59)
2 oz usable; 9 plants (2 mature, 7 immature)
|
| 28.Washington |
1998
Initiative 692 (59%)
8 oz usable; 6 plants
|
| Washington, DC |
2010
Amendment Act B18-622 (13-0 vote)
2 oz dried
|
| 29.West Virginia |
2017
Senate Bill 386 (74-24 H; 28-6 S)
30-day supply (amount TBD)
|
| Marijuana State Laws – Summary Chart from ProCon.org | |
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Why are some states not on this list? Our list includes states that have legalized use of the marijuana plant for medical purposes. States that limit use to the nonpsychoactive marijuana extract called cannabidiol (CBD) are not included on this list, although we do keep track of those legal CBD states in our resource States with Laws Specifically about Legal Cannabidiol (CBD). Also not included are states whose legalization laws require physicians to “prescribe” marijuana (an illegal act under federal law) vs. “recommend” marijuana (considered protected free speech between doctor and patient), as well as states that have passed “affirmative defense” laws in which arrested marijuana users are allowed to mention medical use in their defense.
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