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Take Action: Urge Congress to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition Select a State   Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming About us Who We Are MPP Team Board of Directors Jobs Contact Us What We Do Overview Mission and Values Our Work Campaigns Our History Resources & Media Tax Documents In the Media Policy Federal Policy State Policy U.S. Territory Policy Ballot Initiatives Issues Criminal Justice Decriminalization Economics Cannabis Legalization Legislation Medical Cannabis FAQ Newsroom Press Releases Blog Events Giving Donate to MPP Donate to MPP Foundation Membership Shop Other Ways to Help Take Action Spread the Word Get Involved Register to Vote Menu About us Who We Are MPP Team Board of Directors Jobs Contact Us What We Do Overview Mission and Values Our Work Campaigns Our History Resources & Media Tax Documents In the Media Policy Federal Policy State Policy U.S. Territory Policy Ballot Initiatives Issues Criminal Justice Decriminalization Economics Cannabis Legalization Legislation Medical Cannabis FAQ Newsroom Press Releases Blog Events Giving Donate to MPP Donate to MPP Foundation Membership Shop Other Ways to Help Take Action Spread the Word Get Involved Register to Vote Issues Legislation 2026 Cannabis Policy Reform Legislation and Voter Measures Download PDF Because less than half of U.S. states allow citizen-initiated ballot measures , in most states, the only way to reform cannabis laws is via the state’s legislature. Polls show a solid majority of Americans support making cannabis legal for adults and nearly 90% support allowing medical cannabi s , but lawmakers lag behind the public. Twenty-four states have legalized cannabis for adults, leaving 26 states where adults are still prohibited from relaxing with cannabis. Ten states are even further behind the times — lacking even a medical cannabis law. And 19 states continue to jail their residents for even simple possession of cannabis. But lawmakers across the country are trying to change that. See below for this year’s state bills to legalize cannabis for adults, to decriminalize cannabis (i.e., issuing a fine-only ticket for simple possession), and to legalize medical cannabis. While many of the bills died, a bill to upgrade Georgia’s low-THC program to a full medical cannabis law is on the governor’s desk. We’ve also included sections with bills to add home cultivation of cannabis to existing laws that lack it, some of the most outrageous proposals to roll back freedoms, and federal bills. You can find additional cannabis policy bills and more information on cannabis policy on each of our state webpages . Bills are provided courtesy of BillTrack50. Cannabis Legalization Legislation   States with proposed bills to legalize cannabis for adults: 14 Florida — SB1398 — DEAD — would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. The legislation would have allowed for sentencing and expungements for activities that would be legalized had it passed. The legislation would have allowed for home cultivation and possibly a cooperative model (subject to regulations) . Georgia — HB1248 — DEAD — would have legalized possession for people 21 and over of up to two ounces of cannabis flower, 10 grams of concentrates, and would have allowed for home cultivation of up to three mature plants. Hawai’i — DEAD — Several legalization bills did not advance before deadlines. SB 3275 would have legalized low-dose cannabis, with five milligrams per serving. In February 2026, it advanced out of two committees in the Senate, but was not called to a vote in its final two committees. 2025’s SB 1613 would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. It passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services and Judiciary Committees in 2025, but was not called to a vote in its final two committees. . HB 1624 , SB 2420 , and HB 519 proposed a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older, while directing the legislature to regulate sales. They died after failing to be called in committee before the deadline. 2025’s HB 1246 proposed legalizing and regulating cannabis for adults 21 and older. HB 1246 passed out of the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture & Food Systems Committees on February 4, 2025, but was referred back to committee. It carried over to 2026 but did not advance before a deadline. Indiana — SB 0286 — DEAD — would have legalized and regulated both adult-use and medical cannabis. HB 1191 — DEAD — would have removed penalties for possession of two ounces or less of cannabis. Possessing more than two ounces of cannabis would have been a class B misdemeanor. Kansas — HB 2405 — DEAD — would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. HCR 5028 — DEAD — was a proposed constitutional amendment that would have added the right to use and possess cannabis to the state’s Bill of Rights. HB 2679 — DEAD — would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. Kentucky — HB 198 would remove criminal penalties for possession and limited home grow, without setting up regulated sales. HB 199 is a proposed constitutional amendment that would, if approved by voters, enshrine in the state constitution the rights potentially passed in HB198 as well as allow the state to regulate sales. Louisiana — HB373 would allow a three-year pilot program for adult-use of cannabis. Each health district would allow one of the three approved medical cannabis dispensaries to implement adult-use sales if they opt in to participate. Mississippi — SB 220 — DEAD — would have legalized cannabis, removing it from the state’s controlled substances scheduling and removing penalties. HB1267 —DEAD— would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. New Hampshire — DEAD or TABLED —  HB 1235 would have legalized up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and similar amounts of other products. CACR 19 proposed a state constitutional right for adults 21 and older to possess personal use amounts of cannabis. It required a three-fifths majority in the House and Senate to appear on the November 2026 ballot. Neither bill received a floor vote before a deadline. . HB 186 would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults. It passed the House on January 7, 2026, in a 208-135 vote. On February 10, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 2-1 against the bill. It was tabled by the Senate in a 15-9 vote. SB 651 would also have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults. It was tabled by the Senate in a 15-9 vote. HB 198 would legalize simple possession of cannabis and penalize public smoking. It passed the House floor 208-125 on March 26, 2025, and was tabled by the Senate floor in a 12-10 vote, with two excused. HB 75 would legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. It passed the House in a voice vote, and was tabled on the Senate floor in a 15-9 vote. North Carolina — H 413 would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults 21 and older. S 350 would legalize and regulate both adult-use and medical cannabis. Pennsylvania — SB 120 , HB 20 , and HB 1735 would legalize cannabis with privately-run, state-licensed stores. All are pending in committee and have not received hearings. HB 1200 would have legalized cannabis for adults, with sales from state-run stores. It passed the House of Representatives in a 102-101 vote on May 7, 2025, but was voted down, 7-3, by the Senate Law and Justice Committee. HB1107 says it would establish an adult-use cannabis program, but it is an incomplete bill focused on farmer-grower permits. Tennessee — SB 809 would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults. SB 9 23 and HB 981 would legalize possession and home grow of up to five plants without a regulated market. All bills carried over from 2025. HB 2479 and SB 2486 — DEAD — would have removed all criminal penalties for possession and cultivation on an individual’s private property of up to 15 cannabis plants, with five being mature. These bills would not have included a regulated market. West Virginia — SJR 5 —DEAD— would have proposed a state constitutional right for adults 21 and older to possess and grow modest amounts of cannabis. If approved by voters, it would have also directed the legislature to regulate cannabis sales, and allow petition-based expungement for convictions for possession of up to two ounces of cannabis. HB 4371 — DEAD — would have legalized cannabis for adults, and have a county opt-in for legal production and sales. Wisconsin —DEAD — SB 1045 and AB 1061 would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. It would also create a medical cannabis program and regulate intoxicating hemp. They were sponsored by 14 of the 15 Democratic senators and 33 Democratic representatives. Twenty-four states , Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and older. One of the 24 states — Virginia — only has legal possession and home cultivation, with no legal sales, as does Washington, D.C. In Virginia, the House and Senate have passed different bills to legalize, tax, and regulate adult-use sales. Thus far, Congressional intervention has prevented regulated adult-use sales in Washington, D.C., where voters legalized adult-use possession and home cultivation. Bills to Remove Possible Jail Time — Often Imposing a Fine — for Simple Possession (“Decriminalization”)   States with decriminalization bills : 9 Alabama — SB 285 would decriminalize possession of up to one ounce of cannabis flower for a first offense. The offense would be a Class C misdemeanor with no jail time and a fine not to exceed $250. A second offense within a five-year time period would be a Class C misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed $500. A third or subsequent offense would be a Class D felony, with a fine of $750, but no jail time. Georgia— SB558 —DEAD — would have decriminalized possession of two tiers of cannabis flower up to three ounces. The offenses would have been a misdemeanor with no jail time for the first three offenses. For possession of up to a half an ounce, there would have been a fine of up to $300 or community service of up to 250 hours; for possession of up to three ounces, there would have been a fine of up to $1000 or community service of up to 500 hours. Subsequent offenses would have included jail time of up to one year. Iowa — DEAD — HF 72 would have decriminalized possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis. — DEAD — HF 78 would have decriminalized possession of up to one-half ounce (14 grams). Although these bills remove jail time for possession, they carry an exorbitant $500 misdemeanor fine. — DEAD — HF 2206 would have made one ounce or less no longer a criminal offense, but punishable by a civil fine. If the person is under 21 they would have to complete a drug awareness program as a consequence. None of the bills advanced before a legislative deadline. Kansas — SB 295 — DEAD —would have created a civil infraction of $25 for possession of under one ounce, five grams of concentrate, or 1,000 milligrams of edibles. Pennsylvania — SB 75 and HB 758 would reduce the penalty for possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana or eight grams of hashish to a summary offense carrying a fine of up to $25. They impose a fine of up to $100 for smoking cannabis in public. SB 75 was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB 578 is in the House Judiciary Committee. South Carolina — H 3110 would create a civil infraction for possession of 28 grams of cannabis flower or 10 grams of hashish. This bill also restructures other drug possession penalties. H 3804 creates a civil infraction with no jail time for possession of under 28 grams of flower or 10 grams of hashish. Tennessee — HB 199 6 and SB 2571 would reduce the penalty for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower to a misdemeanor with no custodial arrest, a fine of up to $100, and up to 10 hours of community service. These bills also restructure penalties for possession of more than 28 grams to half a pound of cannabis flower. Utah — HB 253 — DEAD — would have reduced the penalty for possession of up to 14 grams to a civil infraction for a first conviction, with subsequent offenses being misdemeanors. Infractions would have carried fines up to $750, with no jail time. West Virginia — SB 100 — DEAD — would have reduced the penalty for possession of up to 15 grams of cannabis to a civil offense carrying a fine of up to $25. The legislature adjourned without the bill ever being called in committee. Thirty-one states and Washington, D.C. have decriminalized or legalized cannabis possession. Check out MPP’s report on the 19 states that have not even stopped jailing cannabis consumers. Effective Medical Cannabis Bills   States with bills to create comprehensive medical cannabis programs:  7 Georgia — SB 220 — PASSED, on governor’s desk — would strengthen Georgia’s existing low-THC program, making it a full medical cannabis state. It allows vaporization and removes the 5% THC cap, instead having a limit of 12,000 milligrams (or 12 grams) of THC at a time.  HB 440 — DEAD — would have created a comprehensive medical cannabis program. Kansas — SB 294 , HB 2752 , and HB 2678 — DEAD —would have created a conservative, comprehensive medical cannabis program. HCR 5029 — DEAD — was a proposed constitutional amendment that would have added the right to use and possess medical cannabis to the state’s Bill of Rights. North Carolina — HB 1011 would create a comprehensive medical cannabis program. HB 984 would allow patients to participate in approved state cannabis research programs. South Carolina — S 0053 would create a conservative, comprehensive medical cannabis program. H 3019 would create a much more expansive medical cannabis program than S0053. H 3018 would give legal protection from prosecution for veterans suffering from combat-related PTSD for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower or 10 grams of hashish. Tennessee — HB 0872 would create a comprehensive medical cannabis program. Wisconsin —DEAD — SB 534 would have allowed individuals with a qualifying medical condition and a prescriber’s written confirmation to register to use and safely access medical cannabis preparations. It passed the Senate Health Public Committee on February 5, 2026, but did not receive a floor vote before the legislature adjourned. . AB 547 was a very similar or identical bill, which was referred to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. It was not even given a hearing. Forty states , D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have effective medical cannabis laws. In addition, two states have more restrictive laws that allow in-state distribution of federally illegal cannabis-based products with lower amounts of THC: Iowa and Georgia. Home Cultivation   Adding Home Cultivation to Existing Medical and Adult-Use Laws:  5 Florida — S 0776  — DEAD — would have allowed medical patients 21 and older to cultivate up to six flowering plants at home. Kentucky — HB 401 would allow medical patients 21 and older to cultivate up to three mature plants at home. New Hampshire — HB 53 would allow registered patients and designated caregivers to cultivate up to three mature plants at home. It passed the House of Representatives on February 20, 2025. On April 17, 2025, the Senate deadlocked in a 12-12 vote and it was tabled in a 16-8 vote. New Jersey — S 2564 would allow adults 21 and older to grow up to six cannabis plants at home, and patients could grow up to 10 plants. S 1758 would allow medical cannabis patients who are 21 or older, or their caregivers, to grow up to four mature and four immature plants at home. Washington — SB 6204 and HB 1449 — DEAD — would have allowed adults to cultivate up to six plants at home. Washington is one of only four legalization states that doesn’t allow adult-use home cultivation. On Feb. 3, the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce advanced the bill. Both bills died with the legislature’s adjournment without receiving a vote.  West Virginia — HB 5259 — DEAD — would have allowed medical patients and/or their designated caretakers to cultivate up to 10 plants, with a limit of five mature plants. Four of the 24 legalization states don’t allow adults to cultivate cannabis for personal use — Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington. Fifteen of the 40 medical cannabis states don’t allow home cultivation. Rollbacks and Recriminalization   Arizona — SB 1725 creates harsh nuisance offenses for smoking cannabis on one’s own private property. If passed, it would be a misdemeanor carrying up to four months in prison to smoke cannabis in one’s backyards if it can be detected (even faintly) three times in a 30-day period from another property. The Senate and two House committees passed the bill. As of April 9, 2026, it is in the "Committee of the Whole,” where the full Senate can propose amendments. Florida — H. 1003 and S. 1056  — DEAD — would have created penalties, including criminal penalties on second and subsequent offenses, for possession of an open container for both cannabis and hemp products. The law would have applied to possession by the operator or passenger(s) in a vehicle. Medical patients would have had their patient status suspended for a first offense and permanent ban for a subsequent offense. Nebraska — As introduced, LB 1235 would have gutted Nebraska’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws by requiring patients to register with the state and adding burdens on recommending practitioners. It would have eliminated a patient’s ability to get a certification from a practitioner licensed in another state, while failing to provide legal protections for Nebraska practitioners. Practitioners would have had to pay a fee of up to $150 and enroll in a registry, and their names would be public. The bill was amended in committee and no longer includes these outrageous provisions. New Jersey —Sen. Pres. Scutari’s  S. 3171 would make it a crime, carrying up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000, to buy cannabis from an unlicensed business. S. 784 would erode employment protections for the off-site, off-hours responsible use of cannabis. It requires certain employers to prohibit the adult-use of cannabis by their employees. It includes employers of workers who operate heavy machinery, operate weapons, and law enforcement officers. The workers would be subject to employer drug testing policies, which can result in positive tests for cannabis use 30 days or more prior. Minnesota — SF 3591 would cap THC at 15% in flower and 30% in concentrates. Missouri — SB 1187 would make the public consumption of cannabis a Class B misdemeanor — punishable by up to six months in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. This would apply even to the non-smoked, medical use of cannabis. South Dakota  — HB 1065 —DEAD— would have eliminated the affirmative defense for unregistered patients. It passed the House of Representatives in a 53-13 vote on Feb. 17. SB 181 — DEAD — would have eliminated the state’s medical cannabis program 90 days after re-scheduling is enacted. SB 194 — DEAD — would have imposed THC caps that would deprive medical cannabis patients of the products that work best for them. The South Dakota Senate Health and Human Services Committee deferred both SB 181 and SB 194 to the non-existent “41st legislative day.” Other Bills   If you live in a state that still prohibits cannabis and no lawmakers have taken the lead to change that, send your state legislators a note to ask them to stand up for humane and sensible cannabis policies. Take a few moments to email them in support of medical cannabis , decriminalization , or legalizing and regulating cannabis. MPP has webpages for each individual state, which you can access here . They include a snapshot of cannabis policies in the state, along with additional bills, courtesy of Bill Track 50. These include expungement bills, employment protections, and other proposals to improve (or in some cases undermine) existing legalization, medical cannabis, and decriminalization laws. Ballot Measures   2026 may see ballot measures both to expand cannabis freedoms and to roll progress back. Here are some of the proposed measures: Florida, legalization — DEAD — Smart & Safe Florida submitted 1.4 million signatures to refer a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis to voters; to pass, it would have needed 60% of the vote. The state Division of Elections stated they verified 783,000 signatures of the 880,000 needed by the Feb 1 deadline. The campaign sued the state over several arguments the state used to reject signatures. The Supreme Court has decided to no longer review suits associated with the campaign. Idaho, medical cannabis — The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho is circulating petitions for a proposal to allow safe access to medical cannabis. Arizona and Massachusetts — Prohibitionists are trying to qualify ballot initiatives that would return to the dark days of prohibition. Both measures would repeal regulated, adult-use sales of cannabis, driving those sales underground and across state lines. (A Maine repeal initiative did not meet a deadline for 2026 but it could qualify for 2027.) Idaho, blocking future legalization — Legislators referred a constitutional amendment ( HJR 4 ) to the ballot that would strip voters of the ability to legalize currently prohibited drugs in the future, including cannabis. Federal Bills   The Hemp Planting Predictability Act: HR 7024 would delay the hemp-derived cannabinoid product ban by three years, until November 12, 2028. This bill has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act: HR 5068, if passed, would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis at the federal level, while creating a comprehensive framework for cannabis regulation. It would also provide expungement of certain cannabis-related offenses and create an Opportunity Trust Fund to reinvest in communities harmed by the War on Drugs. Strengthen the 10th Amendment Through Entrusting the STATES 2.0 Act (STATES 2.0): HR 2934 is a bi-partisian bill that is designed to end federal cannabis prohibition. It would deschedule cannabis under federal law, create a federal framework for regulation, and respect state and tribal autonomy while establishing federal oversight. Veteran’s Cannabis for Safe Healing Act: HR 966 would protect veterans from getting their Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits denied for participating in their state-legal medical cannabis program. It would also allow VA doctors to recommend cannabis to their veteran patients. It was referred to the House Subcommittee on Health. Veteran’s Equal Access Act: HR 1384 would allow VA doctors to recommend cannabis to VA patients in states with legal medical cannabis programs. It was referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health. Download PDF
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[Issues](https://www.mpp.org/issues/ "Issues") - [Legislation](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/ "Legislation") - 2026 Cannabis Policy Reform Legislation and Voter Measures [Download PDF](https://www.mpp.org//assets/pdf/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform.pdf?v=1776934693) Because [less than half of U.S. states allow citizen-initiated ballot measures](https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated_state_statute), in most states, the only way to reform cannabis laws is via the state’s legislature. Polls show [a solid majority of Americans](https://news.gallup.com/poll/697445/americans-positive-progress-drugs.aspx) support making cannabis legal for adults and [nearly 90% support allowing medical cannabi](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/03/26/most-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana-for-medical-recreational-use/)[s](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/03/26/most-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana-for-medical-recreational-use/), but lawmakers lag behind the public. Twenty-four states have legalized cannabis for adults, leaving 26 states where adults are still prohibited from relaxing with cannabis. Ten states are even further behind the times — lacking even a medical cannabis law. And 19 states continue to jail their residents for even simple possession of cannabis. But lawmakers across the country are trying to change that. See below for this year’s state bills to legalize cannabis for adults, to decriminalize cannabis (i.e., issuing a fine-only ticket for simple possession), and to legalize medical cannabis. While many of the bills died, a bill to upgrade Georgia’s low-THC program to a full medical cannabis law is on the governor’s desk. We’ve also included sections with bills to add home cultivation of cannabis to existing laws that lack it, some of the most outrageous proposals to roll back freedoms, and federal bills. You can find additional cannabis policy bills and more information on cannabis policy on each of our [state webpages](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/states/). Bills are provided courtesy of BillTrack50. ### **Cannabis Legalization Legislation** **States with proposed bills to legalize cannabis for adults:** 14 - **Florida —** [SB1398](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923771/61989) **— DEAD —** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. The legislation would have allowed for sentencing and expungements for activities that would be legalized had it passed. The legislation would have allowed for home cultivation and possibly a cooperative model (subject to regulations)**.** - **Georgia —** [HB1248](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1967858/28939) **— DEAD —** would have legalized possession for people 21 and over of up to two ounces of cannabis flower, 10 grams of concentrates, and would have allowed for home cultivation of up to three mature plants. - **Hawai’i** — **DEAD** — Several legalization bills did not advance before deadlines. [SB 3275](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1955973) would have legalized low-dose cannabis, with five milligrams per serving. In February 2026, it advanced out of two committees in the Senate, but was not called to a vote in its final two committees. 2025’s [SB 1613](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1246&year=2025) would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. It passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services and Judiciary Committees in 2025, but was not called to a vote in its final two committees. . [HB 1624](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1624&year=2026), [SB 2420](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2420&year=2026), and [HB 519](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1792402) proposed a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older, while directing the legislature to regulate sales. They died after failing to be called in committee before the deadline. 2025’s [HB 1246](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1246&year=2025&__cf_chl_tk=r3dU9U4XT1mBWAsOdU2k.v_9CwVyk9yYcqkPObM34O8-1738774096-1.0.1.1-w_bsD6SrLdTgv9Thqqfj2fsoye3Vw8lXHHBzPFR9DWs) proposed legalizing and regulating cannabis for adults 21 and older. HB 1246 passed out of the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture & Food Systems Committees on February 4, 2025, but was referred back to committee. It carried over to 2026 but did not advance before a deadline. - **Indiana** — [SB 0286](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1924825/26681) — **DEAD** — would have legalized and regulated both adult-use and medical cannabis. [HB 1191](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1920602/18965) — **DEAD** — would have removed penalties for possession of two ounces or less of cannabis. Possessing more than two ounces of cannabis would have been a class B misdemeanor. - **Kansas** — [HB 2405](https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2405_00_0000.pdf) **— DEAD —** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. [HCR 5028](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963396/18965) **— DEAD —**was a proposed constitutional amendment that would have added the right to use and possess cannabis to the state’s Bill of Rights. [HB 2679](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963384/28939) **— DEAD —** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. - **Kentucky** —[HB 198](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923348/61989) would remove criminal penalties for possession and limited home grow, without setting up regulated sales. [HB 199](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923126/61989) is a proposed constitutional amendment that would, if approved by voters, enshrine in the state constitution the rights potentially passed in HB198 as well as allow the state to regulate sales. - **Louisiana** — [HB373](https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250142&sbi=y) would allow a three-year pilot program for adult-use of cannabis. Each health district would allow one of the three approved medical cannabis dispensaries to implement adult-use sales if they opt in to participate. - **Mississippi —** [SB 220](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933343) **— DEAD —** would have legalized cannabis, removing it from the state’s controlled substances scheduling and removing penalties. [HB1267](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1943553/18965) **—DEAD—** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. - **New Hampshire** — **DEAD or TABLED** — [HB 1235](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3012&sy=2026&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=HB1235) would have legalized up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and similar amounts of other products. [CACR 19](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2736&sy=2026&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=CACR19) proposed a state constitutional right for adults 21 and older to possess personal use amounts of cannabis. It required a three-fifths majority in the House and Senate to appear on the November 2026 ballot. Neither bill received a floor vote before a deadline. . [HB 186](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1764877) would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults. It passed the House on January 7, 2026, in a 208-135 vote. On February 10, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 2-1 against the bill. It was tabled by the Senate in a 15-9 vote. [SB 651](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923192/19226) would also have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults. It was tabled by the Senate in a 15-9 vote. [HB 198](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1765993) would legalize simple possession of cannabis and penalize public smoking. It passed the House floor 208-125 on March 26, 2025, and was tabled by the Senate floor in a 12-10 vote, with two excused. [HB 75](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=87&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025&txtbillnumber=HB75) would legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. It passed the House in a voice vote, and was tabled on the Senate floor in a 15-9 vote. - **North Carolina** — [H 413](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1871017/28939) would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults 21 and older. [S 350](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1873032/18965) would legalize and regulate both adult-use and medical cannabis. - **Pennsylvania —** [SB 120](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/states/pennsylvania/pa-bipartisan-cannabis-bill-sb120-bill-summary/), [HB 20](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/states/pennsylvania/pa-bipartisan-cannabis-bill-hb20-bill-summary/), and [HB 1735](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1901240) would legalize cannabis with privately-run, state-licensed stores. All are pending in committee and have not received hearings. [HB 1200](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1890242) would have legalized cannabis for adults, with sales from state-run stores. It passed the House of Representatives in a 102-101 vote on May 7, 2025, but was voted down, 7-3, by the Senate Law and Justice Committee. [HB1107](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1880719) says it would establish an adult-use cannabis program, but it is an incomplete bill focused on farmer-grower permits. - **Tennessee** — [SB 809](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1817234) would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults. [SB 9](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1819950/28939) 23 and [HB 981](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1819624/28939) would legalize possession and home grow of up to five plants without a regulated market. All bills carried over from 2025. [HB 2479](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1961748/28939) and [SB 2486](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1960890) **— DEAD —** would have removed all criminal penalties for possession and cultivation on an individual’s private property of up to 15 cannabis plants, with five being mature. These bills would not have included a regulated market. - **West Virginia** — [SJR 5](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1934446/26681) **—DEAD—** would have proposed a state constitutional right for adults 21 and older to possess and grow modest amounts of cannabis. If approved by voters, it would have also directed the legislature to regulate cannabis sales, and allow petition-based expungement for convictions for possession of up to two ounces of cannabis. [HB 4371](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1936807) **— DEAD —** would have legalized cannabis for adults, and have a county opt-in for legal production and sales. - **Wisconsin** —DEAD — [SB 1045](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1978761/19226) and AB 1061 would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. It would also create a medical cannabis program and regulate intoxicating hemp. They were sponsored by 14 of the 15 Democratic senators and 33 Democratic representatives. [Twenty-four states](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/legalization/map-of-state-marijuana-laws/), Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and older. One of the 24 states — Virginia — only has legal possession and home cultivation, with no legal sales, as does Washington, D.C. In Virginia, the House and Senate have passed different bills to legalize, tax, and regulate adult-use sales. Thus far, Congressional intervention has prevented regulated adult-use sales in Washington, D.C., where voters legalized adult-use possession and home cultivation. ### **Bills to Remove Possible Jail Time — Often Imposing a Fine — for Simple Possession (“Decriminalization”)** **States with decriminalization bills**: 9 - **Alabama —** [SB 285](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1969011/18965) would decriminalize possession of up to one ounce of cannabis flower for a first offense. The offense would be a Class C misdemeanor with no jail time and a fine not to exceed \$250. A second offense within a five-year time period would be a Class C misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed \$500. A third or subsequent offense would be a Class D felony, with a fine of \$750, but no jail time. - **Georgia—** [SB558](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1979107/18965) **—DEAD —**would have decriminalized possession of two tiers of cannabis flower up to three ounces. The offenses would have been a misdemeanor with no jail time for the first three offenses. For possession of up to a half an ounce, there would have been a fine of up to \$300 or community service of up to 250 hours; for possession of up to three ounces, there would have been a fine of up to \$1000 or community service of up to 500 hours. Subsequent offenses would have included jail time of up to one year. - **Iowa** —**DEAD** — [HF 72](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1786034/48504) would have decriminalized possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis. —**DEAD** —[HF 78](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1785832/48504) would have decriminalized possession of up to one-half ounce (14 grams). Although these bills remove jail time for possession, they carry an exorbitant \$500 misdemeanor fine. —**DEAD** —[HF 2206](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1956962/48504) would have made one ounce or less no longer a criminal offense, but punishable by a civil fine. If the person is under 21 they would have to complete a drug awareness program as a consequence. None of the bills advanced before a legislative deadline. - **Kansas** — [SB 295](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1861982/28939) —**DEAD** —would have created a civil infraction of \$25 for possession of under one ounce, five grams of concentrate, or 1,000 milligrams of edibles. - **Pennsylvania** — [SB 75](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1799033/26681) and [HB 758](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0758/PN0782) would reduce the penalty for possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana or eight grams of hashish to a summary offense carrying a fine of up to \$25. They impose a fine of up to \$100 for smoking cannabis in public. SB 75 was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB 578 is in the House Judiciary Committee. - **South Carolina** —[H 3110](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1757273/28939) would create a civil infraction for possession of 28 grams of cannabis flower or 10 grams of hashish. This bill also restructures other drug possession penalties. [H 3804](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1807246/61989) creates a civil infraction with no jail time for possession of under 28 grams of flower or 10 grams of hashish. - **Tennessee**— [HB 199](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1946720/61989) 6 and [SB 2571](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1961874/28939) would reduce the penalty for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower to a misdemeanor with no custodial arrest, a fine of up to \$100, and up to 10 hours of community service. These bills also restructure penalties for possession of more than 28 grams to half a pound of cannabis flower. - **Utah** — [HB 253](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933993) — **DEAD** — would have reduced the penalty for possession of up to 14 grams to a civil infraction for a first conviction, with subsequent offenses being misdemeanors. Infractions would have carried fines up to \$750, with no jail time. - **West Virginia —** [SB 100](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1934386) **— DEAD —** would have reduced the penalty for possession of up to 15 grams of cannabis to a civil offense carrying a fine of up to \$25. The legislature adjourned without the bill ever being called in committee. [Thirty-one states](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/decriminalization/state-laws-with-alternatives-to-incarceration-for-marijuana-possession/) and Washington, D.C. have decriminalized or legalized cannabis possession. Check out [MPP’s report](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/decriminalization/behind-the-times-by-marijuana-policy-project-the-19-states-where-a-joint-can-still-land-you-in-jail/) on the 19 states that have not even stopped jailing cannabis consumers. ### **Effective Medical Cannabis Bills** **States with bills to create comprehensive medical cannabis programs:** 7 - **Georgia** — [SB 220](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1838852/28939) — PASSED, on governor’s desk — would strengthen Georgia’s existing low-THC program, making it a full medical cannabis state. It allows vaporization and removes the 5% THC cap, instead having a limit of 12,000 milligrams (or 12 grams) of THC at a time. [HB 440](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1833003/61989) **— DEAD —**would have created a comprehensive medical cannabis program. - **Kansas** — [SB 294](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1856240/28939) , [HB 2752](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1966307/28939), and [HB 2678](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963190/28939) —**DEAD** —would have created a conservative, comprehensive medical cannabis program. [HCR 5029](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963364/18965) — **DEAD** — was a proposed constitutional amendment that would have added the right to use and possess medical cannabis to the state’s Bill of Rights. - **North Carolina** — [HB 1011](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1886075/28939) would create a comprehensive medical cannabis program. [HB 984](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1884721/28939) would allow patients to participate in approved state cannabis research programs. - **South Carolina** — [S 0053](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1758048/28939) would create a conservative, comprehensive medical cannabis program. [H 3019](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1757229/28939) would create a much more expansive medical cannabis program than S0053. [H 3018](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1756878/28939) would give legal protection from prosecution for veterans suffering from combat-related PTSD for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower or 10 grams of hashish. - **Tennessee** — [HB 0872](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1818033) would create a comprehensive medical cannabis program. - **Wisconsin** —DEAD — [SB 534](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/states/wisconsin/medical-cannabis-bill-summary/) would have allowed individuals with a qualifying medical condition and a prescriber’s written confirmation to register to use and safely access medical cannabis preparations. It passed the Senate Health Public Committee on February 5, 2026, but did not receive a floor vote before the legislature adjourned. . [AB 547](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1908473) was a very similar or identical bill, which was referred to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. It was not even given a hearing. Forty[states](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/medical-marijuana/state-by-state-medical-marijuana-laws/key-aspects-of-state-and-d-c-medical-marijuana-laws/), D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have effective medical cannabis laws. In addition, two states have more restrictive laws that allow in-state distribution of federally illegal cannabis-based products with lower amounts of THC: Iowa and Georgia. ### **Home Cultivation** **Adding Home Cultivation to Existing Medical and Adult-Use Laws:** 5 - **Florida** — [S 0776](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1915796/48504) **— DEAD —** would have allowed medical patients 21 and older to cultivate up to six flowering plants at home. - **Kentucky** — [HB 401](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1938267/18965) would allow medical patients 21 and older to cultivate up to three mature plants at home. - **New Hampshire** — [HB 53](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1761597) would allow registered patients and designated caregivers to cultivate up to three mature plants at home. It passed the House of Representatives on February 20, 2025. On April 17, 2025, the Senate deadlocked in a 12-12 vote and it was tabled in a 16-8 vote. - **New Jersey** — [S 2564](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1931601) would allow adults 21 and older to grow up to six cannabis plants at home, and patients could grow up to 10 plants. [S 1758](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1931221) would allow medical cannabis patients who are 21 or older, or their caregivers, to grow up to four mature and four immature plants at home. - **Washington —** [SB 6204](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?Year=2025&BillNumber=6204) and [HB 1449](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1793269/55408) — DEAD — would have allowed adults to cultivate up to six plants at home. Washington is one of only four legalization states that doesn’t allow adult-use home cultivation. On Feb. 3, the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce advanced the bill. Both bills died with the legislature’s adjournment without receiving a vote. - **West Virginia —** [HB 5259](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1964048/48565) **— DEAD —** would have allowed medical patients and/or their designated caretakers to cultivate up to 10 plants, with a limit of five mature plants. Four of the 24 legalization states don’t allow adults to cultivate cannabis for personal use — Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington. [Fifteen of the 40](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/legalization/freedom-to-grow-map-of-states-allowing-home-cultivation-of-cannabis/) medical cannabis states don’t allow home cultivation. ### **Rollbacks and Recriminalization** - **Arizona** — [SB 1725](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1725S.pdf) creates harsh nuisance offenses for smoking cannabis on one’s own private property. If passed, it would be a misdemeanor carrying up to four months in prison to smoke cannabis in one’s backyards if it can be detected (even faintly) three times in a 30-day period from another property. The Senate and two House committees passed the bill. As of April 9, 2026, it is in the "Committee of the Whole,” where the full Senate can propose amendments. - **Florida —** [H. 1003](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1920832/61989) and [S. 1056](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1920561/26681) **— DEAD —** would have created penalties, including criminal penalties on second and subsequent offenses, for possession of an open container for both cannabis and hemp products. The law would have applied to possession by the operator or passenger(s) in a vehicle. Medical patients would have had their patient status suspended for a first offense and permanent ban for a subsequent offense. - **Nebraska —** As introduced, [LB 1235](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1944195) would have [gutted](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/states/nebraska/nebraskas-lb-1235-gutting-patient-protections-and-increasing-the-power-of-a-hostile-commission/) Nebraska’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws by requiring patients to register with the state and adding burdens on recommending practitioners. It would have eliminated a patient’s ability to get a certification from a practitioner licensed in another state, while failing to provide legal protections for Nebraska practitioners. Practitioners would have had to pay a fee of up to \$150 and enroll in a registry, and their names would be public. The bill was amended in committee and no longer includes these outrageous provisions. - **New Jersey** —Sen. Pres. Scutari’s [S. 3171](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1930610) would make it a crime, carrying up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to \$1,000, to buy cannabis from an unlicensed business. S. 784 would erode employment protections for the off-site, off-hours responsible use of cannabis. It requires certain employers to prohibit the adult-use of cannabis by their employees. It includes employers of workers who operate heavy machinery, operate weapons, and law enforcement officers. The workers would be subject to employer drug testing policies, which can result in positive tests for cannabis use 30 days or more prior. - **Minnesota** — [SF 3591](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1973410/26681) would cap THC at 15% in flower and 30% in concentrates. - **Missouri —** [SB 1187](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1914147/55408) would make the public consumption of cannabis a Class B misdemeanor — punishable by up to six months in jail, a fine of up to \$1,000, or both. This would apply even to the non-smoked, medical use of cannabis. - **South Dakota** — [HB 1065](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933576) **—DEAD—** would have eliminated the affirmative defense for unregistered patients. It passed the House of Representatives in a 53-13 vote on Feb. 17. [SB 181](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1957076/48565) **— DEAD —** would have eliminated the state’s medical cannabis program 90 days after re-scheduling is enacted. [SB 194](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1956621) **— DEAD —** would have imposed THC caps that would deprive medical cannabis patients of the products that work best for them. The South Dakota Senate Health and Human Services Committee deferred both SB 181 and SB 194 to the non-existent “41st legislative day.” ### **Other Bills** If you live in a state that still prohibits cannabis and no lawmakers have taken the lead to change that, send your state legislators a note to ask them to stand up for humane and sensible cannabis policies. Take a few moments to email them in support of [**medical cannabis**](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/medical-marijuana/), [**decriminalization**](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/decriminalization/), or [**legalizing and regulating**](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/issues/legalization/) cannabis. MPP has webpages for each individual state, which you can access [here](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/states/). They include a snapshot of cannabis policies in the state, along with additional bills, courtesy of Bill Track 50. These include expungement bills, employment protections, and other proposals to improve (or in some cases undermine) existing legalization, medical cannabis, and decriminalization laws. ### **Ballot Measures** 2026 may see ballot measures both to expand cannabis freedoms and to roll progress back. Here are some of the proposed measures: - **Florida, legalization** **— DEAD —** [Smart & Safe Florida](https://smartandsafeflorida.com/) submitted 1.4 million signatures to refer a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis to voters; to pass, it would have needed 60% of the vote. The state Division of Elections stated they verified 783,000 signatures of the 880,000 needed by the Feb 1 deadline. The [campaign](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777309-state-department-announces-no-citizen-initiatives-made-2026-ballot-but-pot-campaign-says-thats-premature/) [sued](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777309-state-department-announces-no-citizen-initiatives-made-2026-ballot-but-pot-campaign-says-thats-premature/) [the state](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777309-state-department-announces-no-citizen-initiatives-made-2026-ballot-but-pot-campaign-says-thats-premature/) over several arguments the state used to reject signatures. The Supreme Court has decided to no longer review suits associated with the campaign. - **Idaho, medical cannabis** — The [Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho](https://www.naturalmedicinealliance.com/) is circulating petitions for a proposal to allow safe access to medical cannabis. - **Arizona** and **Massachusetts** — Prohibitionists are trying to qualify ballot initiatives that would return to the dark days of prohibition. Both measures would repeal regulated, adult-use sales of cannabis, driving those sales underground and across state lines. (A Maine repeal initiative did not meet a deadline for 2026 but it could qualify for 2027.) - **Idaho, blocking future legalization** — Legislators referred a constitutional amendment ([HJR 4](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/HJR004.pdf)) to the ballot that would strip voters of the ability to legalize currently prohibited drugs in the future, including cannabis. ### **Federal Bills** - **The Hemp Planting Predictability Act:** [HR 7024](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933021/48504) would delay [the hemp-derived cannabinoid product ban](https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12620) by three years, until November 12, 2028. This bill has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. - **Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act:** [HR 5068,](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1904834/48565) if passed, would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis at the federal level, while creating a comprehensive framework for cannabis regulation. It would also provide expungement of certain cannabis-related offenses and create an Opportunity Trust Fund to reinvest in communities harmed by the War on Drugs. - **Strengthen the 10th Amendment Through Entrusting the STATES 2.0 Act (STATES 2.0):** [HR 2934](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1886974/18965) is a bi-partisian bill that is designed to end federal cannabis prohibition. It would deschedule cannabis under federal law, create a federal framework for regulation, and respect state and tribal autonomy while establishing federal oversight. - **Veteran’s Cannabis for Safe Healing Act:** [HR 966](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1818715/48565) would protect veterans from getting their Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits denied for participating in their state-legal medical cannabis program. It would also allow VA doctors to recommend cannabis to their veteran patients. It was referred to the House Subcommittee on Health. - **Veteran’s Equal Access Act:** [HR 1384](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1834440/48565) would allow VA doctors to recommend cannabis to VA patients in states with legal medical cannabis programs. It was referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health. 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Polls show [a solid majority of Americans](https://news.gallup.com/poll/697445/americans-positive-progress-drugs.aspx) support making cannabis legal for adults and [nearly 90% support allowing medical cannabi](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/03/26/most-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana-for-medical-recreational-use/)[s](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/03/26/most-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana-for-medical-recreational-use/), but lawmakers lag behind the public. Twenty-four states have legalized cannabis for adults, leaving 26 states where adults are still prohibited from relaxing with cannabis. Ten states are even further behind the times — lacking even a medical cannabis law. And 19 states continue to jail their residents for even simple possession of cannabis. But lawmakers across the country are trying to change that. See below for this year’s state bills to legalize cannabis for adults, to decriminalize cannabis (i.e., issuing a fine-only ticket for simple possession), and to legalize medical cannabis. While many of the bills died, a bill to upgrade Georgia’s low-THC program to a full medical cannabis law is on the governor’s desk. We’ve also included sections with bills to add home cultivation of cannabis to existing laws that lack it, some of the most outrageous proposals to roll back freedoms, and federal bills. You can find additional cannabis policy bills and more information on cannabis policy on each of our [state webpages](https://www.mpp.org/states/). Bills are provided courtesy of BillTrack50. ### **Cannabis Legalization Legislation** **States with proposed bills to legalize cannabis for adults:** 14 - **Florida —** [SB1398](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923771/61989) **— DEAD —** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. The legislation would have allowed for sentencing and expungements for activities that would be legalized had it passed. The legislation would have allowed for home cultivation and possibly a cooperative model (subject to regulations)**.** - **Georgia —** [HB1248](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1967858/28939) **— DEAD —** would have legalized possession for people 21 and over of up to two ounces of cannabis flower, 10 grams of concentrates, and would have allowed for home cultivation of up to three mature plants. - **Hawai’i** — **DEAD** — Several legalization bills did not advance before deadlines. [SB 3275](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1955973) would have legalized low-dose cannabis, with five milligrams per serving. In February 2026, it advanced out of two committees in the Senate, but was not called to a vote in its final two committees. 2025’s [SB 1613](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1246&year=2025) would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. It passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services and Judiciary Committees in 2025, but was not called to a vote in its final two committees. . [HB 1624](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1624&year=2026), [SB 2420](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2420&year=2026), and [HB 519](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1792402) proposed a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older, while directing the legislature to regulate sales. They died after failing to be called in committee before the deadline. 2025’s [HB 1246](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1246&year=2025&__cf_chl_tk=r3dU9U4XT1mBWAsOdU2k.v_9CwVyk9yYcqkPObM34O8-1738774096-1.0.1.1-w_bsD6SrLdTgv9Thqqfj2fsoye3Vw8lXHHBzPFR9DWs) proposed legalizing and regulating cannabis for adults 21 and older. HB 1246 passed out of the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture & Food Systems Committees on February 4, 2025, but was referred back to committee. It carried over to 2026 but did not advance before a deadline. - **Indiana** — [SB 0286](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1924825/26681) — **DEAD** — would have legalized and regulated both adult-use and medical cannabis. [HB 1191](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1920602/18965) — **DEAD** — would have removed penalties for possession of two ounces or less of cannabis. Possessing more than two ounces of cannabis would have been a class B misdemeanor. - **Kansas** — [HB 2405](https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2405_00_0000.pdf) **— DEAD —** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. [HCR 5028](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963396/18965) **— DEAD —**was a proposed constitutional amendment that would have added the right to use and possess cannabis to the state’s Bill of Rights. [HB 2679](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963384/28939) **— DEAD —** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. - **Kentucky** —[HB 198](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923348/61989) would remove criminal penalties for possession and limited home grow, without setting up regulated sales. [HB 199](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923126/61989) is a proposed constitutional amendment that would, if approved by voters, enshrine in the state constitution the rights potentially passed in HB198 as well as allow the state to regulate sales. - **Louisiana** — [HB373](https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250142&sbi=y) would allow a three-year pilot program for adult-use of cannabis. Each health district would allow one of the three approved medical cannabis dispensaries to implement adult-use sales if they opt in to participate. - **Mississippi —** [SB 220](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933343) **— DEAD —** would have legalized cannabis, removing it from the state’s controlled substances scheduling and removing penalties. [HB1267](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1943553/18965) **—DEAD—** would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. - **New Hampshire** — **DEAD or TABLED** — [HB 1235](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3012&sy=2026&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=HB1235) would have legalized up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and similar amounts of other products. [CACR 19](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2736&sy=2026&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=CACR19) proposed a state constitutional right for adults 21 and older to possess personal use amounts of cannabis. It required a three-fifths majority in the House and Senate to appear on the November 2026 ballot. Neither bill received a floor vote before a deadline. . [HB 186](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1764877) would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults. It passed the House on January 7, 2026, in a 208-135 vote. On February 10, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 2-1 against the bill. It was tabled by the Senate in a 15-9 vote. [SB 651](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1923192/19226) would also have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults. It was tabled by the Senate in a 15-9 vote. [HB 198](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1765993) would legalize simple possession of cannabis and penalize public smoking. It passed the House floor 208-125 on March 26, 2025, and was tabled by the Senate floor in a 12-10 vote, with two excused. [HB 75](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=87&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025&txtbillnumber=HB75) would legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. It passed the House in a voice vote, and was tabled on the Senate floor in a 15-9 vote. - **North Carolina** — [H 413](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1871017/28939) would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults 21 and older. [S 350](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1873032/18965) would legalize and regulate both adult-use and medical cannabis. - **Pennsylvania —** [SB 120](https://www.mpp.org/states/pennsylvania/pa-bipartisan-cannabis-bill-sb120-bill-summary/), [HB 20](https://www.mpp.org/states/pennsylvania/pa-bipartisan-cannabis-bill-hb20-bill-summary/), and [HB 1735](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1901240) would legalize cannabis with privately-run, state-licensed stores. All are pending in committee and have not received hearings. [HB 1200](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1890242) would have legalized cannabis for adults, with sales from state-run stores. It passed the House of Representatives in a 102-101 vote on May 7, 2025, but was voted down, 7-3, by the Senate Law and Justice Committee. [HB1107](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1880719) says it would establish an adult-use cannabis program, but it is an incomplete bill focused on farmer-grower permits. - **Tennessee** — [SB 809](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1817234) would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults. [SB 9](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1819950/28939) 23 and [HB 981](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1819624/28939) would legalize possession and home grow of up to five plants without a regulated market. All bills carried over from 2025. [HB 2479](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1961748/28939) and [SB 2486](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1960890) **— DEAD —** would have removed all criminal penalties for possession and cultivation on an individual’s private property of up to 15 cannabis plants, with five being mature. These bills would not have included a regulated market. - **West Virginia** — [SJR 5](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1934446/26681) **—DEAD—** would have proposed a state constitutional right for adults 21 and older to possess and grow modest amounts of cannabis. If approved by voters, it would have also directed the legislature to regulate cannabis sales, and allow petition-based expungement for convictions for possession of up to two ounces of cannabis. [HB 4371](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1936807) **— DEAD —** would have legalized cannabis for adults, and have a county opt-in for legal production and sales. - **Wisconsin** —DEAD — [SB 1045](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1978761/19226) and AB 1061 would have legalized and regulated cannabis for adults 21 and older. It would also create a medical cannabis program and regulate intoxicating hemp. They were sponsored by 14 of the 15 Democratic senators and 33 Democratic representatives. [Twenty-four states](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legalization/map-of-state-marijuana-laws/), Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and older. One of the 24 states — Virginia — only has legal possession and home cultivation, with no legal sales, as does Washington, D.C. In Virginia, the House and Senate have passed different bills to legalize, tax, and regulate adult-use sales. Thus far, Congressional intervention has prevented regulated adult-use sales in Washington, D.C., where voters legalized adult-use possession and home cultivation. ### **Bills to Remove Possible Jail Time — Often Imposing a Fine — for Simple Possession (“Decriminalization”)** **States with decriminalization bills**: 9 - **Alabama —** [SB 285](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1969011/18965) would decriminalize possession of up to one ounce of cannabis flower for a first offense. The offense would be a Class C misdemeanor with no jail time and a fine not to exceed \$250. A second offense within a five-year time period would be a Class C misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed \$500. A third or subsequent offense would be a Class D felony, with a fine of \$750, but no jail time. - **Georgia—** [SB558](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1979107/18965) **—DEAD —**would have decriminalized possession of two tiers of cannabis flower up to three ounces. The offenses would have been a misdemeanor with no jail time for the first three offenses. For possession of up to a half an ounce, there would have been a fine of up to \$300 or community service of up to 250 hours; for possession of up to three ounces, there would have been a fine of up to \$1000 or community service of up to 500 hours. Subsequent offenses would have included jail time of up to one year. - **Iowa** —**DEAD** — [HF 72](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1786034/48504) would have decriminalized possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis. —**DEAD** —[HF 78](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1785832/48504) would have decriminalized possession of up to one-half ounce (14 grams). Although these bills remove jail time for possession, they carry an exorbitant \$500 misdemeanor fine. —**DEAD** —[HF 2206](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1956962/48504) would have made one ounce or less no longer a criminal offense, but punishable by a civil fine. If the person is under 21 they would have to complete a drug awareness program as a consequence. None of the bills advanced before a legislative deadline. - **Kansas** — [SB 295](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1861982/28939) —**DEAD** —would have created a civil infraction of \$25 for possession of under one ounce, five grams of concentrate, or 1,000 milligrams of edibles. - **Pennsylvania** — [SB 75](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1799033/26681) and [HB 758](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0758/PN0782) would reduce the penalty for possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana or eight grams of hashish to a summary offense carrying a fine of up to \$25. They impose a fine of up to \$100 for smoking cannabis in public. SB 75 was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB 578 is in the House Judiciary Committee. - **South Carolina** —[H 3110](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1757273/28939) would create a civil infraction for possession of 28 grams of cannabis flower or 10 grams of hashish. This bill also restructures other drug possession penalties. [H 3804](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1807246/61989) creates a civil infraction with no jail time for possession of under 28 grams of flower or 10 grams of hashish. - **Tennessee**— [HB 199](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1946720/61989) 6 and [SB 2571](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1961874/28939) would reduce the penalty for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower to a misdemeanor with no custodial arrest, a fine of up to \$100, and up to 10 hours of community service. These bills also restructure penalties for possession of more than 28 grams to half a pound of cannabis flower. - **Utah** — [HB 253](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933993) — **DEAD** — would have reduced the penalty for possession of up to 14 grams to a civil infraction for a first conviction, with subsequent offenses being misdemeanors. Infractions would have carried fines up to \$750, with no jail time. - **West Virginia —** [SB 100](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1934386) **— DEAD —** would have reduced the penalty for possession of up to 15 grams of cannabis to a civil offense carrying a fine of up to \$25. The legislature adjourned without the bill ever being called in committee. [Thirty-one states](https://www.mpp.org/issues/decriminalization/state-laws-with-alternatives-to-incarceration-for-marijuana-possession/) and Washington, D.C. have decriminalized or legalized cannabis possession. Check out [MPP’s report](https://www.mpp.org/issues/decriminalization/behind-the-times-by-marijuana-policy-project-the-19-states-where-a-joint-can-still-land-you-in-jail/) on the 19 states that have not even stopped jailing cannabis consumers. ### **Effective Medical Cannabis Bills** **States with bills to create comprehensive medical cannabis programs:** 7 - **Georgia** — [SB 220](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1838852/28939) — PASSED, on governor’s desk — would strengthen Georgia’s existing low-THC program, making it a full medical cannabis state. It allows vaporization and removes the 5% THC cap, instead having a limit of 12,000 milligrams (or 12 grams) of THC at a time. [HB 440](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1833003/61989) **— DEAD —**would have created a comprehensive medical cannabis program. - **Kansas** — [SB 294](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1856240/28939) , [HB 2752](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1966307/28939), and [HB 2678](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963190/28939) —**DEAD** —would have created a conservative, comprehensive medical cannabis program. [HCR 5029](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963364/18965) — **DEAD** — was a proposed constitutional amendment that would have added the right to use and possess medical cannabis to the state’s Bill of Rights. - **North Carolina** — [HB 1011](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1886075/28939) would create a comprehensive medical cannabis program. [HB 984](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1884721/28939) would allow patients to participate in approved state cannabis research programs. - **South Carolina** — [S 0053](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1758048/28939) would create a conservative, comprehensive medical cannabis program. [H 3019](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1757229/28939) would create a much more expansive medical cannabis program than S0053. [H 3018](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1756878/28939) would give legal protection from prosecution for veterans suffering from combat-related PTSD for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower or 10 grams of hashish. - **Tennessee** — [HB 0872](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1818033) would create a comprehensive medical cannabis program. - **Wisconsin** —DEAD — [SB 534](https://www.mpp.org/states/wisconsin/medical-cannabis-bill-summary/) would have allowed individuals with a qualifying medical condition and a prescriber’s written confirmation to register to use and safely access medical cannabis preparations. It passed the Senate Health Public Committee on February 5, 2026, but did not receive a floor vote before the legislature adjourned. . [AB 547](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1908473) was a very similar or identical bill, which was referred to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. It was not even given a hearing. Forty[states](https://www.mpp.org/issues/medical-marijuana/state-by-state-medical-marijuana-laws/key-aspects-of-state-and-d-c-medical-marijuana-laws/), D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have effective medical cannabis laws. In addition, two states have more restrictive laws that allow in-state distribution of federally illegal cannabis-based products with lower amounts of THC: Iowa and Georgia. ### **Home Cultivation** **Adding Home Cultivation to Existing Medical and Adult-Use Laws:** 5 - **Florida** — [S 0776](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1915796/48504) **— DEAD —** would have allowed medical patients 21 and older to cultivate up to six flowering plants at home. - **Kentucky** — [HB 401](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1938267/18965) would allow medical patients 21 and older to cultivate up to three mature plants at home. - **New Hampshire** — [HB 53](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1761597) would allow registered patients and designated caregivers to cultivate up to three mature plants at home. It passed the House of Representatives on February 20, 2025. On April 17, 2025, the Senate deadlocked in a 12-12 vote and it was tabled in a 16-8 vote. - **New Jersey** — [S 2564](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1931601) would allow adults 21 and older to grow up to six cannabis plants at home, and patients could grow up to 10 plants. [S 1758](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1931221) would allow medical cannabis patients who are 21 or older, or their caregivers, to grow up to four mature and four immature plants at home. - **Washington —** [SB 6204](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?Year=2025&BillNumber=6204) and [HB 1449](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1793269/55408) — DEAD — would have allowed adults to cultivate up to six plants at home. Washington is one of only four legalization states that doesn’t allow adult-use home cultivation. On Feb. 3, the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce advanced the bill. Both bills died with the legislature’s adjournment without receiving a vote. - **West Virginia —** [HB 5259](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1964048/48565) **— DEAD —** would have allowed medical patients and/or their designated caretakers to cultivate up to 10 plants, with a limit of five mature plants. Four of the 24 legalization states don’t allow adults to cultivate cannabis for personal use — Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, and Washington. [Fifteen of the 40](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legalization/freedom-to-grow-map-of-states-allowing-home-cultivation-of-cannabis/) medical cannabis states don’t allow home cultivation. ### **Rollbacks and Recriminalization** - **Arizona** — [SB 1725](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1725S.pdf) creates harsh nuisance offenses for smoking cannabis on one’s own private property. If passed, it would be a misdemeanor carrying up to four months in prison to smoke cannabis in one’s backyards if it can be detected (even faintly) three times in a 30-day period from another property. The Senate and two House committees passed the bill. As of April 9, 2026, it is in the "Committee of the Whole,” where the full Senate can propose amendments. - **Florida —** [H. 1003](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1920832/61989) and [S. 1056](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1920561/26681) **— DEAD —** would have created penalties, including criminal penalties on second and subsequent offenses, for possession of an open container for both cannabis and hemp products. The law would have applied to possession by the operator or passenger(s) in a vehicle. Medical patients would have had their patient status suspended for a first offense and permanent ban for a subsequent offense. - **Nebraska —** As introduced, [LB 1235](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1944195) would have [gutted](https://www.mpp.org/states/nebraska/nebraskas-lb-1235-gutting-patient-protections-and-increasing-the-power-of-a-hostile-commission/) Nebraska’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws by requiring patients to register with the state and adding burdens on recommending practitioners. It would have eliminated a patient’s ability to get a certification from a practitioner licensed in another state, while failing to provide legal protections for Nebraska practitioners. Practitioners would have had to pay a fee of up to \$150 and enroll in a registry, and their names would be public. The bill was amended in committee and no longer includes these outrageous provisions. - **New Jersey** —Sen. Pres. Scutari’s [S. 3171](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1930610) would make it a crime, carrying up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to \$1,000, to buy cannabis from an unlicensed business. S. 784 would erode employment protections for the off-site, off-hours responsible use of cannabis. It requires certain employers to prohibit the adult-use of cannabis by their employees. It includes employers of workers who operate heavy machinery, operate weapons, and law enforcement officers. The workers would be subject to employer drug testing policies, which can result in positive tests for cannabis use 30 days or more prior. - **Minnesota** — [SF 3591](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1973410/26681) would cap THC at 15% in flower and 30% in concentrates. - **Missouri —** [SB 1187](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1914147/55408) would make the public consumption of cannabis a Class B misdemeanor — punishable by up to six months in jail, a fine of up to \$1,000, or both. This would apply even to the non-smoked, medical use of cannabis. - **South Dakota** — [HB 1065](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933576) **—DEAD—** would have eliminated the affirmative defense for unregistered patients. It passed the House of Representatives in a 53-13 vote on Feb. 17. [SB 181](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1957076/48565) **— DEAD —** would have eliminated the state’s medical cannabis program 90 days after re-scheduling is enacted. [SB 194](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1956621) **— DEAD —** would have imposed THC caps that would deprive medical cannabis patients of the products that work best for them. The South Dakota Senate Health and Human Services Committee deferred both SB 181 and SB 194 to the non-existent “41st legislative day.” ### **Other Bills** If you live in a state that still prohibits cannabis and no lawmakers have taken the lead to change that, send your state legislators a note to ask them to stand up for humane and sensible cannabis policies. Take a few moments to email them in support of [**medical cannabis**](https://www.mpp.org/issues/medical-marijuana/), [**decriminalization**](https://www.mpp.org/issues/decriminalization/), or [**legalizing and regulating**](https://www.mpp.org/issues/legalization/) cannabis. MPP has webpages for each individual state, which you can access [here](https://www.mpp.org/states/). They include a snapshot of cannabis policies in the state, along with additional bills, courtesy of Bill Track 50. These include expungement bills, employment protections, and other proposals to improve (or in some cases undermine) existing legalization, medical cannabis, and decriminalization laws. ### **Ballot Measures** 2026 may see ballot measures both to expand cannabis freedoms and to roll progress back. Here are some of the proposed measures: - **Florida, legalization** **— DEAD —** [Smart & Safe Florida](https://smartandsafeflorida.com/) submitted 1.4 million signatures to refer a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis to voters; to pass, it would have needed 60% of the vote. The state Division of Elections stated they verified 783,000 signatures of the 880,000 needed by the Feb 1 deadline. The [campaign](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777309-state-department-announces-no-citizen-initiatives-made-2026-ballot-but-pot-campaign-says-thats-premature/) [sued](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777309-state-department-announces-no-citizen-initiatives-made-2026-ballot-but-pot-campaign-says-thats-premature/) [the state](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777309-state-department-announces-no-citizen-initiatives-made-2026-ballot-but-pot-campaign-says-thats-premature/) over several arguments the state used to reject signatures. The Supreme Court has decided to no longer review suits associated with the campaign. - **Idaho, medical cannabis** — The [Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho](https://www.naturalmedicinealliance.com/) is circulating petitions for a proposal to allow safe access to medical cannabis. - **Arizona** and **Massachusetts** — Prohibitionists are trying to qualify ballot initiatives that would return to the dark days of prohibition. Both measures would repeal regulated, adult-use sales of cannabis, driving those sales underground and across state lines. (A Maine repeal initiative did not meet a deadline for 2026 but it could qualify for 2027.) - **Idaho, blocking future legalization** — Legislators referred a constitutional amendment ([HJR 4](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/HJR004.pdf)) to the ballot that would strip voters of the ability to legalize currently prohibited drugs in the future, including cannabis. ### **Federal Bills** - **The Hemp Planting Predictability Act:** [HR 7024](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1933021/48504) would delay [the hemp-derived cannabinoid product ban](https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12620) by three years, until November 12, 2028. This bill has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. - **Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act:** [HR 5068,](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1904834/48565) if passed, would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis at the federal level, while creating a comprehensive framework for cannabis regulation. It would also provide expungement of certain cannabis-related offenses and create an Opportunity Trust Fund to reinvest in communities harmed by the War on Drugs. - **Strengthen the 10th Amendment Through Entrusting the STATES 2.0 Act (STATES 2.0):** [HR 2934](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1886974/18965) is a bi-partisian bill that is designed to end federal cannabis prohibition. It would deschedule cannabis under federal law, create a federal framework for regulation, and respect state and tribal autonomy while establishing federal oversight. - **Veteran’s Cannabis for Safe Healing Act:** [HR 966](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1818715/48565) would protect veterans from getting their Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits denied for participating in their state-legal medical cannabis program. It would also allow VA doctors to recommend cannabis to their veteran patients. It was referred to the House Subcommittee on Health. - **Veteran’s Equal Access Act:** [HR 1384](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1834440/48565) would allow VA doctors to recommend cannabis to VA patients in states with legal medical cannabis programs. It was referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health. [Download PDF](https://www.mpp.org//assets/pdf/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform.pdf?v=1776934693)
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