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Cannabis in the United States In four states, Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon, the sale and possession of marijuana is legal for both medical and recreational use; and Washington DC has legalized personal use but not commercial sale.
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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.
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Opponents of legalizing marijuana focus on risk to teens With polls showing public support for legal pot and backers of the measures donating millions of dollars to the cause, opponents are struggling to connect with voters. No U.S. state has approved legal recreational use of marijuana, although 17 states have legalized pot use for medical reasons. Measures on the November 6 ballot in Washington state, Colorado and Oregon would allow sales of pot to those 21 and over at special stores regulated and taxed by the state.
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5 things to know about marijuana in the U.S. For instance, state law makes it legal to possess marijuana in Washington state, but selling drugs is still a federal crime. There is a similar situation in California, where medical marijuana is allowed, but again, growers don't have the same legal protections that users have.
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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.ther states have passed medical marijuana laws allowing for limited use of cannabis. Some medical marijuana laws are broader than others, with types of medical conditions that allow for treatment varying from state to state.
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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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Which States Will Legalize Marijuana In 2016? Colorado and Washington State legalized marijuana in 2012. If all goes well, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington D.C. will also legalize marijuana in 2014.
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- State Marijuana Laws Map. Twenty-five 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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Alaska Becomes Fourth State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana The state's voters legalized medical marijuana in 1998. Prior to Tuesday's vote, 23 states and the District of Columbia had legalized marijuana for medical purposes, while Colorado and Washington were the only states to allow recreational marijuana use.
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- Updated June 24, 2016. There are four states in which marijuana is legal for recreational use in the United States. They are Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Washington, D.C., also allows the recreational use of marijuana. All four states had previously allowed the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Related Story: Pros and Cons of Marijuana Legalization
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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 leg al in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia. Read more: • Dog the Bounty Hunter Told Us His Secret Weapon for Destroying ISIS: Pig's Blood.
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- Ten states, Guam, and Puerto Rico have only legalized medical marijuana. Three states and the U.S. Virgin Islands have only decriminalized possession laws. The remaining twenty-two states and two inhabited territories state that marijuana possession and sales are illegal and prohibited entirely.
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- Medical use of marijuana has legalized  in18 of 50 US States and DC. California, Alaska, Washington,  Oregon, Maine, Nevada, Hawaii, Colorado, Vermont, Montana, Rhode  Island, New Mexico, Michigan, DC, New Jersey, Arizona, Delaware,  Connecticut are the 18 States and DC that have legalized  marijuana.
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- A look at U.S. marijuana laws. 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. Click on each state for more details.
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Where is weed legal? Map of U.S. marijuana laws by state Earlier in 2016, marijuana legalization in America reached a tipping point: Medical marijuana became legal in half of the 50 states. Election 2016 brought additional states into the fold: Now eight states and Washington, D.C., allow adult-use recreational marijuana; 28 states have approved medical marijuana programs.
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Whatâs the Best State to Legally Grow Marijuana? As of early 2017, an individual can legally grow marijuana in California, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada, Alaska, Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Maine, the District of Columbia (D.C.) and Hawaii. In most states where state law allows you to legally grow marijuana plants, you’re limited to 4-6 plants total.
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4 states just voted to make marijuana completely legal â here's what we know On November 8, another four states voted in favor of outright marijuana legalization: California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts all voted in favor of legalized use, sale, and consumption of recreational marijuana. Marijuana at the Grass Station marijuana shop in Denver, Colorado.Rick Wilking/Reuters.
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- In four states, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, the sale and possession of cannabis is legal for both medical and non-medical use; and Washington DC has legalized personal use but not commercial sale.
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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.
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Medical marijuana now legal in 24 states; should it be legalized in Wisconsin? Voters in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington state and D.C. have legalized the sale of marijuana for recreational use, and 20 states and D.C. have decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, it’s still a banned substance under federal law.
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Medical cannabis in the United States In the United States, the use of cannabis for medical purposes is legal in 28 states, plus the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, as of November 2016. Several other states have more restrictive laws permitting the use of the non-psychoactive extract cannabidiol (CBD) only.
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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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How Legalized Marijuana Is Sweeping the U.S.âin One Map As the map below shows, legal cannabis is spreading across the US, whether it be in the medical or recreational form, or both. Already, 25 states have legalized medical marijuana, while four states—Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington—have legalized recreational pot, as has Washington, D.C. Several more states could soon be joining those ranks.
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Medical And Recreational Marijuana States 2016: Where Is Cannabis Legal Across The Country? Currently, 25 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, while four states and DC have legalized cannabis for recreational use.
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Immigration Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states, the District of Columbia and Guam, and recreational use of the drug is legal in Washington State and Colorado.
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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.