I. Summary Chart: 25 states and DC have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana |
State | Year Passed | How Passed (Yes Vote) | Possession Limit |
1. Alaska | 1998 | Ballot Measure 8 (58%) | 1 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature) |
| 2010 | Proposition 203 (50.13%) | 2.5 oz usable; 12 plants |
3. California | 1996 | Proposition 215 (56%) | 8 oz usable; 6 mature or 12 immature plants |
4. Colorado | 2000 | Ballot Amendment 20 (54%) | 2 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature) |
5. Connecticut | 2012 | House Bill 5389 (96-51 H, 21-13 S) | 2.5 oz usable |
DC | 2010 | Amendment Act B18-622 (13-0 vote) | 2 oz dried; limits on other forms to be determined |
6. Delaware | 2011 | Senate Bill 17 (27-14 H, 17-4 S) | 6 oz usable |
7. Hawaii | 2000 | Senate Bill 862 (32-18 H; 13-12 S) | 4 oz usable; 7 plants |
8. Illinois | 2013 | House Bill 1 (61-57 H; 35-21 S) | 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of 14 days |
9. Maine | 1999 | Ballot Question 2 (61%) | 2.5 oz usable; 6 plants |
10. Maryland | 2014 | House Bill 881 (125-11 H; 44-2 S) | 30-day supply, amount to be determined |
11. Massachusetts | 2012 | Ballot Question 3 (63%) | 60-day supply for personal medical use (10 oz) |
12. Michigan | 2008 | Proposal 1 (63%) | 2.5 oz usable; 12 plants |
13. Minnesota | 2014 | Senate Bill 2470 (46-16 S; 89-40 H) | 30-day supply of non-smokable marijuana |
14. Montana | 2004 | Initiative 148 (62%) | 1 oz usable; 4 plants (mature); 12 seedlings |
15. Nevada | 2000 | Ballot Question 9 (65%) | 2.5 oz usable; 12 plants |
16. New Hampshire | 2013 | House Bill 573 (284-66 H; 18-6 S) | Two ounces of usable cannabis during a 10-day period |
17. New Jersey | 2010 | Senate Bill 119 (48-14 H; 25-13 S) | 2 oz usable |
18. New Mexico | 2007 | Senate Bill 523 (36-31 H; 32-3 S) | 6 oz usable; 16 plants (4 mature, 12 immature) |
19. New York | 2014 | Assembly Bill 6357 (117-13 A; 49-10 S) | 30-day supply non-smokable marijuana |
20. Ohio | 2016 | House Bill 523 (71-26 H; 18-15 S) | Maximum of a 90-day supply, amount to be determined | |
21. Oregon | 1998 | Ballot Measure 67 (55%) | 24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature) |
22. Pennsylvania | 2016 | Senate Bill 3 (149-46 H; 42-7 S) | 30-day supply | |
23. Rhode Island | 2006 | Senate Bill 0710 (52-10 H; 33-1 S) | 2.5 oz usable; 12 plants |
24. Vermont | 2004 | Senate Bill 76 (22-7) HB 645 (82-59) | 2 oz usable; 9 plants (2 mature, 7 immature) |
25. Washington | 1998 | Initiative 692 (59%) | 24 oz usable; 15 plants |