Signed into law on May 25, 2022 after passing the House 55–16 and Senate 32–6, the Rhode Island Cannabis Act immediately legalized up to 1 ounce in public, 10 ounces at home,…
In a 4–1 ruling on November 24, 2021, the South Dakota Supreme Court nullified Constitutional Amendment A—which 54.18% of voters had approved a year earlier—ruling that it violated the state constitution's single-subject…
Signed on June 22, 2021 and effective nine days later on July 1, Connecticut's SB 1201 legalized adult cannabis possession, reserved half of new licenses for social equity applicants, and phased in…
Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 12, 2021 after a two-day special session, New Mexico's Cannabis Regulation Act legalized up to 2 ounces of flower, 6 mature plants per adult,…
On April 7, 2021, the Virginia General Assembly approved Governor Ralph Northam's amendments to SB 1406 and HB 2312, making Virginia the first state in the South to legalize adult possession and…
Signed on March 31, 2021 after passing the Senate 40–23 and Assembly 100–49, New York's MRTA immediately legalized possession of up to 3 ounces, allowed smoking anywhere tobacco is permitted, and mandated…
On November 3, 2020, South Dakota became the first state to approve medical (69.92% Yes) and recreational cannabis (54.18% Yes) on the same ballot, while Mississippi voters passed medical Initiative 65—setting up…
On November 3, 2020, Montana voters passed statutory Initiative 190 (56.90% Yes) alongside Constitutional Initiative 118 (57.74% Yes) to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older.
Four years after narrowly rejecting an earlier measure, Arizona voters approved Proposition 207 on November 3, 2020 by a 60.03% to 39.97% margin—and opened licensed recreational sales in a record 73 days.
By a two-to-one landslide of 67.08% Yes to 32.92% No on November 3, 2020, New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use cannabis and catalyzing a wave of Northeast legislative reforms.
Signed on June 25, 2019 after passing the Illinois House 66–47 and Senate 38–17, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act made Illinois the 11th legal state and the first legislature in history…
Before most U.S. state legislatures acted on recreational cannabis, lawmakers in the Northern Mariana Islands (September 21, 2018), Guam (April 4, 2019), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (January 18, 2023) enacted full…
Signed into law on December 20, 2018 after overwhelming bipartisan votes in Congress, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 federally descheduled cannabis plants and derivatives containing no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC…
Ten years after legalizing medical marijuana, Michigan voters passed Proposal 1 on November 6, 2018 with 55.89% of the vote, legalizing up to 2.5 ounces in public, 10 ounces at home, and…
Taking effect on October 17, 2018 after passing the Canadian Senate 52–29, Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act) made Canada the first G7 economy to legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis from coast to…
Voting in a June 26, 2018 primary election, Oklahoma voters approved State Question 788 by 56.86% to 43.14%, enacting a medical cannabis law with no restrictive list of qualifying conditions.