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  States with medical marijuana laws  States that have removed jail time for possessing small amounts of marijuana  States that have both a medical marijuana law and have removed jail time for possessing small amounts of marijuana  Marijuana is legal for adults and is taxed and regulated similarly to alcohol; state also has a medical marijuana law  Marijuana is legal for adults (no sales); medical marijuana law


 

MPP spearheaded most of the major state-level cannabis policy reforms enacted in the past 20 years.

MPP played a leading role in 10 of the 18 adult-use legalization laws, starting with drafting, funding, and staffing the historic 2012 Amendment 64 initiative in Colorado — which made the state the first place in history to legalize cannabis for adults and regulate it like alcohol. MPP also led the coalitions that passed initiatives to legalize and regulate cannabis in Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, and South Dakota in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.

Turning to state legislation, MPP spearheaded the advocacy campaign that made Vermont the first state to legalize cannabis possession for adults legislatively in early 2018, as well as the Vermont campaign to regulate and tax cannabis sales in 2020. MPP also played a crucial role in crafting and lobbying for Illinois’ legalization and regulation measure, which was signed into law in 2019.

MPP and the campaign committees it funded also played a leading role in successful efforts to pass 14 recent state medical cannabis laws (in Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont) and seven decriminalization laws (in Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

MPP is currently focusing on legalizing and regulating cannabis via the state legislatures in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island.

Meanwhile, MPP is also working with patient advocates to advance medical cannabis-related bills in several other states, including Kentucky, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In addition, MPP monitors and analyzes all cannabis-related bills in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as cannabis policy in the U.S. territories.

Use the links on the right to choose your state, to learn about current cannabis-related legislation or initiatives in your state, or to contact your state legislators. Also, we invite you to review MPP’s resources in support of decriminalization, legalization and regulation, and medical cannabis.