States That Allow Recreational or Medical Marijuana
| State |
Year
Passed How Passed
(Yes Vote) Possession Limit
|
|---|---|
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| 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; 10 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.Oklahoma |
2018
Ballot Question 788 (56.8%)
3 oz usable; 12 plants (6 mature, 6 immature)
|
| 25.Oregon |
1998
Ballot Measure 67 (55%)
24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature)
|
| 26.Pennsylvania |
2016
Senate Bill 3 (149-46 H; 42-7 S)
30-day supply
|
| 27.Rhode Island |
2006
Senate Bill 0710 (52-10 H; 33-1 S)
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants
|
| 28.Vermont |
2004
Senate Bill 76 (22-7) HB 645 (82-59)
2 oz usable; 9 plants (2 mature, 7 immature)
|
| 29.Washington |
1998
Initiative 692 (59%)
8 oz usable; 6 plants
|
| Washington, DC |
2010
Amendment Act B18-622 (13-0 vote)
2 oz dried
|
| 30.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 | |