How To Qualify for Medical Marijuana In All 25 States
Summary Chart: 25 states and DC have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana
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
|
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