the first state legalized recreational weed in 2012.
the first state legalized recreational weed in 2012.
when did the first state legalize recreational weed?
2012
in 1973, oregon became the first state to decriminalize cannabis, and in 2012 colorado and washington became the first states to legalize recreational use. as of june 2019, eleven states (alaska, california, colorado, illinois, maine, massachusetts, michigan, nevada, oregon, vermont, and washington), the district of columbia, the northern mariana islands, and guam have legalized recreational use of cannabis, with all but vermont and d.c. permitting its commercial sale. another 15 states (plus the u.s. virgin islands) are considered to have decriminalized cannabis.
cannabis in the united states
bullet::::- 2018: kansas legalized cbd for any use.









































bullet::::- 2018: oklahoma legalized medical cannabis through ballot measure.









































bullet::::- 2018: michigan approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational cannabis. missouri and utah approved ballot measures to legalize medical cannabis.









































bullet::::- 2019: new mexico decriminalized cannabis through state legislature.









































bullet::::- 2019: north dakota decriminalized cannabis through state legislature.









































bullet::::- 2019: illinois legalized recreational cannabis through state legislature. though not the first state to legalize recreational this way, illinois became the first state to legalize recreational commercial sale through state legislature.









































bullet::::- 2019: hawaii decriminalized cannabis through state legislature.









































section::::municipal.
timeline of cannabis laws in the united states