Map of Marijuana Legalization by States in 2020 (Medical & Recreational)
While legalization is gaining momentum all across the states — and beyond America — exact policies for cannabis use in specific states still remain unclear for many people. Only 11 states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. 35 states have implemented medical marijuana programs for patients, and the remaining states fully adhering to the federal law, under which marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug. With so much confusion between state and federal marijuana laws, people literally cannot keep up which states have legalized marijuana — and for what purposes. Did you know that one of the top questions asked on Google last month was “What states have medical marijuana?”, with approximately 10,000 searches for the phrase “medical marijuana states.” In this article, we list all 35 legal medical marijuana states along with their qualifying conditions. 1. Alabama Can you purchase and consume cannabis? You can only buy CBD oil, which was decriminalized in 2016. Any o...