AZ Marijuana Arizona Marijuana Info
On June 25, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize adult-use (recreational) marijuana. The law goes into effect on Jan 1, 2020.
States throughout America are starting to legalize marijuana for medical and/or recreational purposes. Below is a list by Esquire of all the recreational states and a summary of their laws.
Alaska
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce of marijuana
- legal to grow up to six marijuana plants per household
California
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce
- legal to grow up to six plants per household
Colorado
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce of marijuana
- legal to grow up to six plants per household
District of Columbia
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to two ounces
- legal to grow up to six plants per household
Illinois
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to 30 grams of marijuana (but only 15 grams for non-Illinois residents)
- legal for medical marijuana patients to grow up to five plants per household
Maine
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to 2.5 ounces
- legal to grow up to three flowering plants per household
Massachusetts
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce
- legal to grow up to six plants per household
Michigan
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to 2.5 ounces
- legal to grow up to 12 plants per household
Nevada
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce
- legal to grow up to six plants per household
Oregon
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce on their person and up to eight ounces at home
- legal to grow up to four plants per person
Vermont
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce
- legal to grow up to six plants per household
Washington
- legal for adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce
- illegal to grow plants
These states will likely be the next to legalize cannabis for adult-use in 2020:
- Arizona
- Florida
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
