ℹ️ Skipped - page is already crawled
| Filter | Status | Condition | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTTP status | PASS | download_http_code = 200 | HTTP 200 |
| Age cutoff | PASS | download_stamp > now() - 6 MONTH | 0.9 months ago |
| History drop | PASS | isNull(history_drop_reason) | No drop reason |
| Spam/ban | PASS | fh_dont_index != 1 AND ml_spam_score = 0 | ml_spam_score=0 |
| Canonical | PASS | meta_canonical IS NULL OR = '' OR = src_unparsed | Not set |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html |
| Last Crawled | 2026-03-23 22:59:06 (26 days ago) |
| First Indexed | 2024-06-20 00:07:06 (1 year ago) |
| HTTP Status Code | 200 |
| Meta Title | State Medical Cannabis Laws | Cannabis and Public Health | CDC |
| Meta Description | Latest updates on state regulated cannabis programs. |
| Meta Canonical | null |
| Boilerpipe Text | At the federal level, cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, where Schedule I substances are considered to have a high potential for dependency and no accepted medical use, making distribution of cannabis a federal offense.
State regulated cannabis programs
Medical-Use
As of February 2024, 47 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) allow for the use of cannabis for medical purposes. 38 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 territories allow for the use of cannabis for medical purposes through comprehensive programs. 14 states and 2 territories have a comprehensive medical-only program. 9 states have medical programs that only allow for the use of CBD/low-THC products for qualifying medical condition(s) as defined by the state. Comprehensive medical programs, in this context, refer to programs that allow for the use of cannabis products beyond CBD/low THC for medical purposes as defined by the state or territory.
Note: The Northern Marianas territory allows for legal cannabis use, but they do not specifically have a medical program. Therefore, they are not included here as a medical-use programs.
Non-Medical/Adult-Use
As of February 2024, 24 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 territories (Guam and North Mariana Islands) allow for the use of cannabis for non-medical adult purposes.
No Public Cannabis Access
As of February 2024, 3 states (ID, KS, NE) and 1 territory (American Samoa) do not have a legal cannabis program.
Skip Over Map Container
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
U.S. territories
AS
GU
MP
PR
VI
Skip Data Table
plus
Data Table
Download Data (CSV)
Skipped data table.
February 16, 2024
Sources |
| Markdown | [Skip directly to site content](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#content) [Skip directly to search](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#cdc-search__input)
 An official website of the United States government
[Here's how you know](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#gov-notice)

**Official websites use .gov**
A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

**Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**
A **lock** ( ) or **https://** means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
[](https://www.cdc.gov/)
[Cannabis and Public Health](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
Explore This Topic
[For Everyone](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/site.html#gen)
- [About Cannabis](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
- [Health Effects](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html)
- [Cannabis FAQs](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/faq/index.html)
- [Facts and Stats](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/facts-stats/index.html)
- [Journal Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/journal-articles/index.html)
- [MMWR Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/mmwr/index.html)
- [Related Websites](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/related-websites/index.html)
- [View all](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/site.html#gen)
**Related Topics:**
[Overdose Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/index.html) \| [Stop Overdose](https://www.cdc.gov/stop-overdose/about/index.html) \| [Overdose Resource Exchange](https://www.cdc.gov/ore/index.html)
[Home](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
[](https://www.cdc.gov/)
[*search*](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html)
[Cannabis and Public Health](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
Menu
For Everyone
- [About Cannabis](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
- [Health Effects](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html)
- [Cannabis FAQs](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/faq/index.html)
- [Facts and Stats](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/facts-stats/index.html)
- [Journal Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/journal-articles/index.html)
- [MMWR Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/mmwr/index.html)
- [Related Websites](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/related-websites/index.html)
- [View All](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/site.html#gen)
Related Topics
- [Overdose Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/index.html)
- [Stop Overdose](https://www.cdc.gov/stop-overdose/about/index.html)
- [Overdose Resource Exchange](https://www.cdc.gov/ore/index.html)
[Cannabis and Public Health](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
[About Cannabis](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html) [Health Effects](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html) [Cannabis FAQs](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/faq/index.html) [Facts and Stats](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/facts-stats/index.html) [Journal Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/journal-articles/index.html) [MMWR Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/mmwr/index.html) [Related Websites](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/related-websites/index.html) [View Menu](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html)

February 16, 2024
[Español](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/es/about/las-leyes-estatales-sobre-el-cannabis-medicinal.html)
For Everyone
# State Medical Cannabis Laws
## At a glance
At the federal level, cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, where Schedule I substances are considered to have a high potential for dependency and no accepted medical use, making distribution of cannabis a federal offense.
## State regulated cannabis programs
#### Medical-Use
As of February 2024, 47 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) allow for the use of cannabis for medical purposes. 38 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 territories allow for the use of cannabis for medical purposes through comprehensive programs. 14 states and 2 territories have a comprehensive medical-only program. 9 states have medical programs that only allow for the use of CBD/low-THC products for qualifying medical condition(s) as defined by the state. Comprehensive medical programs, in this context, refer to programs that allow for the use of cannabis products beyond CBD/low THC for medical purposes as defined by the state or territory.
Note: The Northern Marianas territory allows for legal cannabis use, but they do not specifically have a medical program. Therefore, they are not included here as a medical-use programs.
#### Non-Medical/Adult-Use
As of February 2024, 24 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 territories (Guam and North Mariana Islands) allow for the use of cannabis for non-medical adult purposes.
#### No Public Cannabis Access
As of February 2024, 3 states (ID, KS, NE) and 1 territory (American Samoa) do not have a legal cannabis program.
Skip Over Map Container
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
U.S. territories
AS
GU
MP
PR
VI
### Legend
- Medical-only cannabis program
- Adult medical and nonmedical cannabis program
- No public cannabis access program
Skip Data Table
Data Table
| LocationSort by Location in descending order |
|---|
[Download Data (CSV)]()
Skipped data table.
## Related Pages
- [About Cannabis](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
- [What CDC is Doing](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/what-cdc-is-doing.html)
- [About CBD](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/about-cbd.html)
- [Health Effects](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html)
- [Cannabis FAQs](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/faq/index.html)
[View All Cannabis and Public Health](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/site.html#gen)
[About CBD](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/about-cbd.html)
February 16, 2024
[Sources](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#content-sources) [Print](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#print) [Share](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#share)
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcannabis%2Fabout%2Fstate-medical-cannabis-laws.html "Share to Facebook") [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcannabis%2Fabout%2Fstate-medical-cannabis-laws.html&title=State%20Medical%20Cannabis%20Laws "Share to LinkedIn") [Twitter](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcannabis%2Fabout%2Fstate-medical-cannabis-laws.html&text=State%20Medical%20Cannabis%20Laws "Share to Twitter") [Syndicate](https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/sharecontent/https://https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html "Embed this Page")
Content Source:
[National Center for Injury Prevention and Control](https://www.cdc.gov/injury/)
Sources
- [State Medical Cannabis Laws (ncsl.org)](https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-medical-cannabis-laws#anchor8842)
## Related Pages
- [About Cannabis](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
- [What CDC is Doing](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/what-cdc-is-doing.html)
- [About CBD](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/about-cbd.html)
- [Health Effects](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html)
- [Cannabis FAQs](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/faq/index.html)
[View All Cannabis and Public Health](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/site.html#gen)
Back to Top
## [Cannabis and Public Health](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
Cannabis—which can also be called marijuana —is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States.
[View All](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/site.html)
- [About Cannabis](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/index.html)
- [Health Effects](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html)
- [Cannabis FAQs](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/faq/index.html)
- [Facts and Stats](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/facts-stats/index.html)
- [Journal Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/journal-articles/index.html)
- [MMWR Articles](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/data-research/mmwr/index.html)
- [Related Websites](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/related-websites/index.html)
- [View All](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/site.html#gen)
[Sign up for Email Updates](https://tools.cdc.gov/campaignproxyservice/subscriptions.aspx#featured)
[Contact Us](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#contactUs)
[Contact Us](https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/index.html)
- [Call 800-232-4636](tel:800-232-4636)
- [Contact CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/index.html)
[About CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#aboutCDC)
[About CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/about/)
- [Pressroom](https://www.cdc.gov/media/)
- [Organization](https://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/)
- [Budget & Funding](https://www.cdc.gov/budget/)
- [Careers & Jobs](https://jobs.cdc.gov/index.html)
[Policies](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#policies)
- [Accessibility](https://www.cdc.gov/other/accessibility.html)
- [External Links](https://www.cdc.gov/Other/disclaimer.html#exit-notification)
- [Privacy](https://www.cdc.gov/other/privacy.html)
- [Web Policies](https://www.cdc.gov/Other/policies.html)
- [FOIA](https://www.cdc.gov/foia/)
- [OIG](https://oig.hhs.gov/)
- [No Fear Act](https://www.cdc.gov/oeeowe/no-fear-act/)
- [Nondiscrimination](https://www.cdc.gov/other/nondiscrimination.html)
- [Vulnerability Disclosure Policy](https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/index.html)
[Languages](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#languages)
[Languages](https://www.cdc.gov/other/other-languages/index.html)
- [Español](https://www.cdc.gov/spanish/)
[Language Assistance](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html)
- [Español](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Spanish)
- [繁體中文](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Chinese)
- [Tiếng Việt](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Vietnamese)
- [한국어](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Korean)
- [Tagalog](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Tagalog)
- [Русский](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Russian)
- [العربية](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Arabic)
- [Kreyòl Ayisyen](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Haitian)
- [Français](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#French)
- [Polski](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Polish)
- [Português](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Portuguese)
- [Italiano](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Italian)
- [Deutsch](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#German)
- [日本語](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Japanese)
- [فارسی](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Farsi)
- [English](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#English)
[Archive](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#archive)
- [CDC Archive](https://archive.cdc.gov/)
- [Public Health Publications](https://stacks.cdc.gov/)
[Contact Us](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#mobile-footer-contactUs)
[Contact Us](https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/index.html)
- [Call 800-232-4636](tel:800-232-4636)
- [Contact CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/index.html)
[About CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#mobile-footer-aboutCDC)
- [Pressroom](https://www.cdc.gov/media/)
- [Organization](https://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/)
- [Budget & Funding](https://www.cdc.gov/budget/)
- [Careers & Jobs](https://jobs.cdc.gov/index.html)
- [About CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/about/)
[Policies](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#mobile-footer-policies)
- [Accessibility](https://www.cdc.gov/other/accessibility.html)
- [External Links](https://www.cdc.gov/Other/disclaimer.html#exit-notification)
- [Privacy](https://www.cdc.gov/other/privacy.html)
- [Web Policies](https://www.cdc.gov/Other/policies.html)
- [FOIA](https://www.cdc.gov/foia/)
- [OIG](https://oig.hhs.gov/)
- [No Fear Act](https://www.cdc.gov/oeeowe/no-fear-act/)
- [Nondiscrimination](https://www.cdc.gov/other/nondiscrimination.html)
- [Vulnerability Disclosure Policy](https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/index.html)
[Languages](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#mobile-footer-languages)
Languages
- [Español](https://www.cdc.gov/spanish/)
Language Assistance
- [Español](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Spanish)
- [繁體中文](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Chinese)
- [Tiếng Việt](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Vietnamese)
- [한국어](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Korean)
- [Tagalog](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Tagalog)
- [Русский](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Russian)
- [العربية](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Arabic)
- [Kreyòl Ayisyen](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Haitian)
- [Français](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#French)
- [Polski](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Polish)
- [Português](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Portuguese)
- [Italiano](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Italian)
- [Deutsch](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#German)
- [日本語](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Japanese)
- [فارسی](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#Farsi)
- [English](https://www.cdc.gov/other/language-assistance.html#English)
[Archive](https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html#mobile-footer-archive)
- [CDC Archive](https://archive.cdc.gov/)
- [Public Health Publications](https://stacks.cdc.gov/)
[](https://www.cdc.gov/)
[HHS.gov](https://hhs.gov/) [USA.gov](https://usa.gov/) |
| Readable Markdown | At the federal level, cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, where Schedule I substances are considered to have a high potential for dependency and no accepted medical use, making distribution of cannabis a federal offense.
## State regulated cannabis programs
#### Medical-Use
As of February 2024, 47 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) allow for the use of cannabis for medical purposes. 38 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 territories allow for the use of cannabis for medical purposes through comprehensive programs. 14 states and 2 territories have a comprehensive medical-only program. 9 states have medical programs that only allow for the use of CBD/low-THC products for qualifying medical condition(s) as defined by the state. Comprehensive medical programs, in this context, refer to programs that allow for the use of cannabis products beyond CBD/low THC for medical purposes as defined by the state or territory.
Note: The Northern Marianas territory allows for legal cannabis use, but they do not specifically have a medical program. Therefore, they are not included here as a medical-use programs.
#### Non-Medical/Adult-Use
As of February 2024, 24 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 territories (Guam and North Mariana Islands) allow for the use of cannabis for non-medical adult purposes.
#### No Public Cannabis Access
As of February 2024, 3 states (ID, KS, NE) and 1 territory (American Samoa) do not have a legal cannabis program.
Skip Over Map Container
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
U.S. territoriesAS GU MP PR VI
Skip Data Table
Data Table
[Download Data (CSV)]()
Skipped data table.
February 16, 2024
Sources |
| Shard | 5 (laksa) |
| Root Hash | 17308952984333333205 |
| Unparsed URL | gov,cdc!www,/cannabis/about/state-medical-cannabis-laws.html s443 |