states where marijuana use is legal
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- In four states, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, the sale and possession of marijuana is legal for both medical and non-medical use; and Washington DC has legalized personal use but not commercial sale.
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State Marijuana Laws in 2018 Map State Marijuana Laws in 2018 Map Thirty states and the District of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form. Eight states and the District of Columbia have adopted the most expansive laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Most recently, sales of recreational-use marijuana in California kicked off on Jan. 1.
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Map: The United States of Legal Weed With marijuana now legal in four states and the District of Columbia, the movement to end the prohibition of pot continues to gain steam. Another five states are expected to introduce ballot measures to legalize recreational pot in 2016, including California, Massachusetts, and Nevada.
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Nevada's marijuana use to be legal Sunday, to a degree Bergen added that Nevada is the only state where medical marijuana is legal that has a reciprocity agreement with the other states, allowing an Oregon or Colorado medical marijuana patient to present a prescription card out of state and receive services.
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Marijuana Is Now Legal In Alaska, The 3rd U.S. State With Legal Pot On Tuesday, Alaska became the third state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana use. Mark Thiessen/AP. Alaska's voter initiative making marijuana legal takes effect Tuesday, placing Alaska alongside Colorado and Washington as the three U.S. states where recreational marijuana is legal. The new law means people over age 21 can consume small amounts of pot — if they can find it. It's still illegal to sell marijuana.
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- Updated 3:47 PM ET, April 30, 2015. Four states -- Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington -- and Washington, D.C. have legalized marijuana for recreational use.Many other states allow some legal use of marijuana, primarily for medicinal purposes.pdated 3:47 PM ET, April 30, 2015. Four states -- Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington -- and Washington, D.C. have legalized marijuana for recreational use.
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- Others states (not shown on the map below) have passed laws allowing residents to possess cannabis oil if they suffer from certain medical illnesses. In April, Pennsylvania become the latest state to legalize medical marijuana. The map below show states legalizing marijuana use for medical and recreational purposes.
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When Will NJ Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use? This law prohibits the recreational use and sale of marijuana throughout the United States and has clearly been broken by Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and The District of Columbia. Yes, you read that correctly. Technically, those states (and one district) are currently breaking a federal law.
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- The 23 states that allow medical marijuana are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.espite 23 states legalizing medical marijuana and two states -- Colorado and Washington -- legalizing its recreational use, the drug is still illegal federally as of 2014.
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Did teen perception, use of marijuana change after recreational use legalized? Washington and Colorado became the first two states to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults in 2012, followed by handful of other states since. The potential effect of legalizing marijuana for recreational use has been a topic of considerable debate.
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- There are five jurisdictions in the United States that have rejected the prohibition of marijuana and changed their laws to legalize small amounts of marijuana: Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. Four states will license and regulate production and sale of marijuana.
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These Are All The States That Have Legalized Weed Update: Voters in at least five states will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use this November. Ballot initiatives on the question are set to appear in front of voters in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada this year, according to the Marijuana Policy Project.
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- As of November 2010, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Those states are Alaska, Colorado, California, Maine, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, Rhode Island, Oregon, New Mexico, Vermont, and Washington.
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The next 11 states to legalize marijuana Compared to 1969, when only 12% supported legalizing pot, the majority of Americans today support legalizing recreational use of the drug. It is legal to purchase marijuana in four states — Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington — as well as in the District of Columbia.
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Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction The non-medical use of cannabis is legal in 8 states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) plus the District of Columbia, and decriminalized in another 14 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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- In four states, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, the sale and possession of marijuana is legal for both medical and non-medical use; and Washington DC has legalized personal use but not commercial sale.n November 2013 Portland became the first city on the East Coast to legalize marijuana as voters passed an ordinance allowing adults to possess small amounts of the drug. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, and is legal only for medical use under state law.
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Medical Marijuana OKâd in More States in 2014 Roundup of State Action in 2014. States that only allow medical marijuana for children with seizure disorders: Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin. States that recently passed broader medical marijuana laws: Maryland and Minnesota.eviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD. May 22, 2014 -- More than half the states in the country now have laws that in some way permit medical marijuana -- even in the most conservative states. This week, Minnesota became the 22nd state, along with Washington, D.C., to allow broad use of medical marijuana.
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Even when 'legal,' marijuana is risky business Medical marijuana is legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Most recently, Colorado and Washington legalized it for recreational use too. But pot is still listed in the nation's Controlled Substances Act.
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Buying Marijuana Seeds in United States 2018 Recreational and medical marijuana for adults are legal to use in some U.S. states. They are Washington state, Washington, D.C., Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska, as well as the District of Columbia. Interestingly, you can use weed for either reason legally in Washington, D.C., but it is illegal to buy it there.
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- As of November 2010, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Those states are Alaska, Colorado, California, Maine,...espite 23 states legalizing medical marijuana and two states -- Colorado and Washington -- legalizing its recreational use, the drug is still illegal federally as of 2014.
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Which states have legalized medical marijuana? Medical marijuana is now legal in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Of those states, Washington and Colorado have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Colorado's first retail marijuana stores opened Jan. 1 for sale to people 21 years and older.Under federal law, marijuana is still an illegal drug.edical marijuana is now legal in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Of those states, Washington and Colorado have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Colorado's first retail marijuana stores opened Jan. 1 for sale to people 21 years and older. Under federal law, marijuana is still an illegal drug.
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It's 2017: Here's where you can legally smoke weed now California, the first state to legalize medical marijuana back in 1996, became even more pot-friendly in 2016 when it made it legal to use and carry up to an ounce of marijuana without a prescription.
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- Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Four states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for recreational use. In Alaska, adults 21 and older can now transport, buy or possess up to an ounce of marijuana and six plants.
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Where Is Marijuana Legal in the United States? List of Recreational and Medicinal States The majority of those states have legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes, however recreational marijuana use is fully legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia.
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- As of now, 20 states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes, and voters in Colorado and Washington have approved marijuana for recreational use. About a dozen more states are expected to legalize marijuana in some form over the next several years.