name: Alabama id: AL Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Any amount, misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Alaska id: AK Current policy: Decriminalized, medical Possession?: Legal since 1975 for "personal use" amounts (4 ounces in a residence) Sale?: Less than an ounce is a misdemeanor, anthing more is a felony. Cultivation?: Less than 25 plants. On the way: On the ballot. Would allow up to an ounce to be sold to adults 21 and older. Col6: 4 |
name: Arizona id: AZ Current policy: Medical Possession?: Felony Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: Arkansas id: AR Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than 4 ounces misdemeanor (first offense). Sale?: Less than 14 grams, misdemeanor. More than 14 grams, felony. Cultivation?: Punished as either possession or intent to deliver. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: California id: CA Current policy: Decriminalized, medical Possession?: Less than 28.5 grams, $100 fine. Sale?: Medical use only. Otherwise, possession with the intent to distribute is a felony. Cultivation?: Felony On the way: Paperwork has been filed to register a campaign committee to legalize marijuana for an initiative for the November 2016 ballot. Col6: 4 |
name: Colorado id: CO Current policy: Legalized, Medical Possession?: Legalized up to one ounce. Sale?: Recreational and medicinal. Cultivation?: Up to six plants. On the way: None Col6: 5 |
name: Connecticut id: CT Current policy: Medical Possession?: Civil penalty of $150 for less than 1/2 ounce. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: Delaware id: DE Current policy: Medical Possession?: misdemeanor Sale?: Transfer of less than one ounce, legal. Otherwise, felony if not from a retailer. Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: District of Columbia id: DC Current policy: Decriminalized, medical Possession?: Gift of less than one ounce, $25 fine. Sale?: Less than one ounce, $25 fine. Cultivation?: No more than five years and a $50,000 fine. On the way: On the ballot. Initiative 71 would legalize up to two ounces and six plants for personal use. Col6: 4 |
name: Florida id: FL Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than 20 grams, misdemeanor. Sale?: Less than 20 grams, misdemeanor. Cultivation?: Felony On the way: The passage of Amendment 2 would allow medicinal use of marijuana. Florida would be the first southern state to allow medical marijuana. Col6: 1 |
name: Georgia id: GA Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than one ounce, misdemeanor. More than one ounce, felony. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Hawaii id: HI Current policy: Medical Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Less than one ounce, misdemeanor. More than one ounce, felony. Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: Idaho id: ID Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than three ounces, misdemeanor. Sale?: felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Illinois id: IL Current policy: Medical Possession?: Less than 30 grams, misdemeanor. Sale?: Less than 10 grams, misdemeanor Cultivation?: less than five plants, misdemeanor. On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: Indiana id: IN Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than 30 grams, misdemeanor. Sale?: Less than 30 grams, misdemeanor Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Iowa id: IA Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Kansas id: KS Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Misdemeanor for the first offense, felony after the first offense. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Kentucky id: KY Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than eight ounces, misdemeanor. Sale?: Less than eight ounces, misdemeanor. Cultivation?: Less than five plants, misdemeanor. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Louisiana id: LA Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than 60 pounds, up to $500 and/or six months in jail. Sale?: Fine and/or imprisonment. Cultivation?: Fine and/or imprisonment. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Maine id: ME Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than 2.5 ounces is a $350 to $1,000 fine. Sale?: Less than one pound, misdemeanor. Cultivation?: One to 99 plants, misdemeanor. On the way: Maine's legislature attempted to legalize marijuana in 2013, but failed with a vote of 4-4 in the Legislative Council. The bill can not be considered until 2015. Col6: 3 |
name: Maryland id: MD Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Prosecuted as either possession or intent to distribute. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Massachusetts id: MA Current policy: Medical Possession?: Less than one ounce, fine. More than one ounce, misdemeanor. Sale?: Selling less than 50 pounds is a fine of $500 to $5,000 and/or up to two years in prison. Cultivation?: Same as sale. On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: Michigan id: MI Current policy: Medical Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Without pay, misdemeanor. Cultivation?: Felony On the way: Several cities will vote to remove criminal penalties for posession of small amounts of marijuana. Col6: 2 |
name: Minnesota id: MN Current policy: Decriminalized, Medical Possession?: Less than 42.5 grams, no incarceration, max fine of $200 Sale?: Same as possession. Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 4 |
name: Mississippi id: MS Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than 30 grams, fine of $100 to $200. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 3 |
name: Missouri id: MO Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than 35 grams, misdemeanor. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Montana id: MT Current policy: Medical Possession?: Less than 60 grams, misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: Nebraska id: NE Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than one ounce, maximum fine of $300. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 3 |
name: Nevada id: NV Current policy: Medical Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: New Hampshire id: NH Current policy: Medical Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 2 |
name: New Jersey id: NJ Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than 50 grams, "disorderly person" offense. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 3 |
name: New Mexico id: NM Current policy: Medical Possession?: One to eight ounces, misdemeanor. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: Bernalillo and Santa Fe Counties will vote to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Col6: 2 |
name: New York id: NY Current policy: Decriminalized, medical Possession?: Less than 25 grams, fine of $100 Sale?: Less than 25 grams, misdemeanor Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 4 |
name: North Carolina id: NC Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than 1.5 ounces, misdemeanor. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: North Dakota id: ND Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than one ounce, misdemeanor. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 3 |
name: Ohio id: OH Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than 200 grams, misdemeanor. Sale?: Less than 200 grams, misdemeanor. Gift of less than 20 grams, misdemeanor. Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 3 |
name: Oklahoma id: OK Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Any amount will result in at least one year of incarceration. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Oregon id: OR Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less thyan four ounces, misdemeanor. Sale?: Less than five grams, misdemeanor. Gift of less than five grams, fine between $500 and $1,00. Cultivation?: Felony On the way: On the ballot. The Oregon initiative would allow adults, 21 and older, to possess one ounce in public and up to eight ounces in his or her home. Polls show that this initiative is likely to pass. Col6: 3 |
name: Pennsylvania id: PA Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Less than 30 grams, misdemeanor. Gift of 30 grams, 30 days in jail or $500 fine. Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Rhode Island id: RI Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than one ounce, $150 fine Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 3 |
name: South Carolina id: SC Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: South Dakota id: SD Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than two ounces, misdemeanor. Sale?: Less than half an ounce, misdemeanor. Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Tennessee id: TN Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than half an ounce, misdemeanor for first two offenses. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Texas id: TX Current policy: Illegal Possession?: 2-4 ounces or less, misdemeanor. Sale?: Misdemeanor for 4 ounces or less. Anything more is a felony. Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Utah id: UT Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than a pound, misdemeanor. More than a pound, felony. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Vermont id: VT Current policy: Decriminalized Possession?: Less than one ounce, civil fine only. Sale?: Less than half of an ounce, misdemeanor Cultivation?: one to two plants, misdemeanor On the way: None Col6: 3 |
name: Virginia id: VA Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Washington id: WA Current policy: Legalized, medical Possession?: Less than one ounce, legal. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 5 |
name: West Virginia id: WV Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Misdemeanor Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Based on possession and weight of each plant. On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Wisconsin id: WI Current policy: Illegal Possession?: First offense, any amount, misdemeanor. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Felony On the way: None Col6: 1 |
name: Wyoming id: WY Current policy: Illegal Possession?: Less than three ounces, misdemeanor. Sale?: Felony Cultivation?: Misdemeanor On the way: None Col6: 1 |