We've come a long way since marijuana was first decriminalized in Oregon in 1973. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of laws pertaining to marijuana and psychedelic drugs.
Marijuana Legalization
(18): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Dakota*, Vermont, Virginia, Washington (also Washington, DC)
*A circuit court judge overrruled the voter initiative in South Dakota
Marijuana Decriminalization
(13): Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Hawaii, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island
Medical Marijuana Legalization
(36): Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana*, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota*, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York*, North Dakota, Ohio*, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania*, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia* (also, Washington, DC)
*no smoking allowed
Medical Marijuana Legalization - CBD Oil Only
(11): Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Hemp Legalization*
Hemp is now federally legal. Only two states in the country - Idaho and Mississippi - do not allow cultivation of hemp for commercial, research or pilot programs.
Cities That Have Legalized Marijuana
(6): Breckenridge, CO; Denver, CO; Madison, WI; 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
States That Have Decriminalized Entheogenic Plants (including Magic Mushrooms)
(1): Oregon, New Jersey*
*possessing an ounce or less of mushrooms is now a disorderly-persons offense
Cities That Have Decriminalized Entheogenic Plants (including Magic Mushrooms)
(8): Ann Arbor, MI; Cambridge, MA; Denver, CO; Oakland, CA; Santa Cruz, CA; Somerville, MA; Vancouver, BC; Washington, DC
States That Have Decriminalized All Drugs
(1): Oregon
Countries That Have Legalized Marijuana
Countries That Have Decriminalized All Drugs
State-by-State
Alabama: CBD, hemp
Alaska: rec, med, hemp
Arizona: rec, 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: hemp
Kentucky: CBD, hemp
Louisiana: med
Maine: rec, med, hemp
Massachusetts: rec, med, hemp
Michigan: rec, med, hemp
Minnesota: med, hemp
Mississippi: decrim, med
Missouri: decrim, med, hemp
Montana: rec, med, hemp
Nebraska: decrim, hemp
Nevada: rec, med, hemp
New Hampshire: decrim, med, hemp
New Jersey: rec, med, hemp
New Mexico: rec, med, hemp
New York: rec med, hemp
North Carolina: CBD, hemp
North Dakota: decrim, med, hemp
Ohio: decrim, med
Oklahoma: med, hemp
Oregon: rec, med, hemp, mushrooms, drug decrim
Pennsylvania: med, hemp
Rhode Island: med, hemp
South Carolina: CBD, hemp
South Dakota: rec, med
Tennessee: CBD, hemp
Texas: CBD, hemp
Utah: med, hemp
Vermont: rec, med, hemp
Virginia: rec, med, hemp
Washington: rec, med, hemp
West Virginia: med, hemp
Wisconsin: CBD, hemp
Wyoming: CBD, hemp
Washington, DC: rec, med
Legend: Rec = recreational, Med = medical
For specific information about each state, go here. For a map, go here.
