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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:

State, City 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

Source:  www.ProCon.org