We've come a long way since marijuana was first decriminalized in Oregon in 1973. Here's a state-by-state breakdown:



Marijuana Legalization

(11): Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington (also Washington, DC)

Marijuana Decriminalization

(16): Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Hawaii, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia



Medical Marijuana Legalization

(33): Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana*, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota*, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York*, North Dakota, Ohio*, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania*, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia* (also, Washington, DC)

* no smoking allowed

Medical Marijuana Legalization - CBD Oil Only

(14): Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Hemp Legalization*

(42): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, MIssouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

*Hemp is now federally legal

Cities That Have Legalized Marijuana

(5): Breckenridge, CO; Denver, CO; Portland, ME; South Portland, ME; Washington, DC

Cities That Have Decriminalized or Depenalized Marijuana

(56): Albuquerque, NM; Allentown, PA; Ann Arbor, MI; Athens, OH; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Bellaire, OH; Berkeley, CA; Berkley, MI; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Cocoa Beach, FL; Columbia, MO; Dayton, OH; Daytona Beach, FL; Detroit, MI; East Lansing, MI; Eau Claire, WI; Ferndale, MI; Flint, MI; Fremont, OH; Grand Rapids, MI; Houston, TX; Huntington Woods, MI; Jackson, MI; Jersey City, NJ; Kansas City, MO; Keego Harbor, MI; Lancaster, PA; Logan, OH; Miami, FL; Milwaukee, WI; Monona, WI; Mount Pleasant, MI; New Orleans, LA; Newark, OH; Norfolk, VA; Norwood, OH; New York, NY; Oregon, OH; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Pleasant Ridge, MI; Portage, MI; Port Huron, MI; Roseville, OH; Saginaw, MI; State College, PA; Santa Fe, NM; St. Louis, MO; Tampa, FL; Toledo, OH; Wichita, KS; Windham, OH; York, PA

Cities That Have Made Marijuana Arrests the Lowest Depriority

(12): Eureka Springs, AR; Fayetteville, AR; Hailey; ID; Kalamazoo, MI; Oakland, CA; San Francsico, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Cruz, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Tacoma, WA; Tampa, FL; West Hollywood, CA

Cities That Have Decriminalized Entheogenic Plants (including Magic Mushrooms)

(3): Denver, CO; Oakland, CA; Santa Cruz, CA

State-by-State

Alabama: CBD, hemp

Alaska: rec, med, hemp

Arizona: med, hemp

Arkansas: med, hemp

California: rec, med, hemp

Colorado: rec, med, hemp

Connecticut: decrim, med

Delaware: med, hemp

Florida: med, hemp

Georgia: CBD

Hawaii: med, hemp

Idaho: none

Illinois: rec, med, hemp

Indiana: CBD, hemp

Iowa: CBD

Kansas: CBD, hemp

Kentucky: CBD, hemp

Louisiana: med

Maine: rec, med, hemp

Maryland: decrim, med, hemp

Massachusetts: rec, med, hemp

Michigan: rec, med, hemp

Minnesota: med, hemp

Mississippi: decrim, CBD

Missouri: decrim, med, hemp

Montana: med, hemp

Nebraska: decrim, hemp

Nevada: rec, med, hemp

New Hampshire: decrim, med, hemp

New Jersey: med, hemp

New Mexico: decrim, med, hemp

New York: decrim, med, hemp

North Carolina: CBD, hemp

North Dakota: decrim, med, hemp

Ohio: decrim, med

Oklahoma: med, hemp

Oregon: rec, med, hemp

Pennsylvania: med, hemp

Rhode Island: med, hemp

South Carolina: CBD, hemp

South Dakota: none

Tennessee: CBD, hemp

Texas: CBD, hemp

Utah: med, hemp

Vermont: rec, med, hemp

Virginia: decrim, CBD, hemp

Washington: rec, med, hemp

West Virginia: med, hemp

Wisconsin: CBD, hemp

Wyoming: CBD, hemp

Washington, DC: rec, med

For specific information about each state, go here

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