UNITED STATES · 50-STATE COMPARISON

State permission is not
federal permission.

Compare broad state frameworks, then verify the current statute and regulator guidance before making a legal decision. State rules can differ on products, quantities, qualifying conditions, retail, local control, employment, housing, and driving.

Scope and uncertainty: These are broad state-level classifications from a secondary legislative survey, checked 2026-10-27. They omit local and many activity-specific rules and remain provisional while primary-source review proceeds. This is not legal advice.
24adult-use states
41comprehensive medical programs
8limited-access states
50states in scope

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Dark green: adult use. Green: comprehensive medical. Rust: limited program. Gray: neither category. Every cell is a keyboard-accessible link and the complete facts follow in the table.

StateMedical accessAdult useRetailProfile
AL AlabamaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
AK AlaskaComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
AZ ArizonaComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
AR ArkansasComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
CA CaliforniaComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
CO ColoradoComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
CT ConnecticutComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
DE DelawareComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
FL FloridaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
GA GeorgiaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
HI HawaiiComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
ID IdahoNoneNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
IL IllinoisComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
IN IndianaLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
IA IowaLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
KS KansasLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
KY KentuckyComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
LA LouisianaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
ME MaineComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
MD MarylandComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
MA MassachusettsComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
MI MichiganComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
MN MinnesotaComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
MS MississippiComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
MO MissouriComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
MT MontanaComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
NE NebraskaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
NV NevadaComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
NH New HampshireComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
NJ New JerseyComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
NM New MexicoComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
NY New YorkComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
NC North CarolinaLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
ND North DakotaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
OH OhioComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
OK OklahomaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
OR OregonComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
PA PennsylvaniaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
RI Rhode IslandComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
SC South CarolinaLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
SD South DakotaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
TN TennesseeLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
TX TexasComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
UT UtahComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
VT VermontComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
VA VirginiaComprehensiveLegalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
WA WashingtonComprehensiveLegalRegulated adult salesDetails →
WV West VirginiaComprehensiveNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
WI WisconsinLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →
WY WyomingLimitedNot legalNo regulated adult salesDetails →

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures state medical cannabis laws. Individual provisional profiles preserve the same checked date and source.