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State Medical Marijuana Laws

I. Fourteen states have enacted laws that legalized medical marijuana:

State

Year Passed

Fee

Possession Limit

1. Alaska

1998

$25/$20

1 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)

2. California

1996

$66/$33

8 oz usable; 18 plants (6 mature, 12 immature)

3. Colorado

2000

$90

2 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)

4. Hawaii

2000

$25

3 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)

5. Maine

1999

*

1.25 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)

6. Michigan

2008

**

2.5 oz usable; 12 plants

7. Montana

2004

$50

1 oz usable; 6 plants

8. Nevada

2000

$150 +

1 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)

9. New Jersey

2010

****

2 oz usable

10. New Mexico

2007

$0

6 oz usable; 7 plants (4 mature, 3 immature)

11. Oregon

1998

$150/$50

24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature)

12. Rhode Island

2007

$75/$10

2.5 oz usable; 12 plants

13. Vermont

2004

$50

2 oz usable; 9 plants (2 mature, 7 immature)

14. Washington

1998

***

24 oz usable; 15 plants

II. Two states have passed laws that, although favorable towards medical marijuana, did not legalize its use:

State

Year Passed

Provision

1. Arizona

1996

Allows physicians to prescribe marijuana (federal law prohibits physicians from prescribing Schedule I drugs)

2. Maryland

2003

Allows medical use defense in court

III. Some states have municipalities and such that have passed laws favorable towards medical marijuana. This does not legalize its use in the state just as state laws are over-ridden by federal:

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Year Passed

Provision/s

1. Missouri, Columbia

2004

Details coming soon.

2. Michigan; Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Flint, and Traverse City

2004 - 2007

Now has state law, so city laws moot. Visit - http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7198


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States with Active Medical Cannabis Law

Information about Medical Cannabis in Alaska Alaska
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States with In-active, In-effective -or- Partial Medical Cannabis Law

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