Only two statewide marijuana measures are on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Massachusetts Question 8, which would repeal legal adult-use sales and home growing, and Idaho HJR 4, a constitutional amendment that would bar citizens from legalizing marijuana by ballot […]
Marijuana is legal in Nebraska only for medical use: qualified patients with a written recommendation from a health care practitioner may possess up to 5 ounces, but as of October 2026 no licensed dispensary is open, so there is still […]
Only for medical use. South Dakota has a medical cannabis program approved by voters in 2020, but recreational marijuana is illegal, and possessing 2 ounces or less without a medical card is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to […]
No, not for recreational use. Iowa allows only a limited medical program that sells non-smokable cannabis products to registered patients, capped at 4.5 grams of total THC every 90 days, and possessing marijuana without a card is a serious misdemeanor. […]
Only for registered medical patients. Kentucky’s medical cannabis program took effect January 1, 2025, but recreational marijuana is still illegal, and possessing it without a medical card is a Class B misdemeanor with up to 45 days in jail. Registered […]
No. Marijuana is illegal in Idaho for both recreational and medical use: the state has no dispensaries, no medical marijuana program and no decriminalization law, and possessing any amount is a crime. Up to 3 ounces is a misdemeanor with […]
No. Recreational marijuana is illegal in Louisiana, but possessing 14 grams or less is punished only by a fine of up to $100, enforced by summons rather than arrest. Medical marijuana is legal for patients with a recommendation from a […]
No. Recreational marijuana is illegal in Mississippi, although a first offense for 30 grams or less is punished only by a $100 to $250 fine. Medical cannabis has been legal since the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act was signed on February […]
No. Recreational marijuana is illegal in Alabama, and possessing it for personal use is a Class A misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $6,000. Medical cannabis is legal for registered patients 19 and older, but only in non-smokable forms […]
No. Recreational marijuana is illegal in Florida, and possessing 20 grams or less is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Medical marijuana is legal for registered patients with a state ID […]
