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Automatic Expungement Programs

State-run processes that clear or seal eligible cannabis convictions without requiring the person to file a pe...

9 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Banking Workarounds

How licensed cannabis businesses move money when federally regulated banks won't openly serve them, and the le...

9 sources 2 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in Arizona

Arizona allows adult-use and medical cannabis under Proposition 207, but possession limits, DUI rules, and fed...

11 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in China

China prohibits recreational cannabis with strict criminal penalties, while permitting tightly regulated indus...

11 sources 3 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in Colorado

Colorado was the first US state to legalize adult-use cannabis sales, with a mature regulated market and stric...

14 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Florida

Florida allows medical cannabis through a state registry but keeps recreational possession a criminal offense...

11 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Greece

Greece allows medical cannabis and has decriminalized small-quantity personal use, but recreational possession...

7 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Hawaii

Medical cannabis is legal in Hawaii and possession of small amounts is decriminalized, but recreational use re...

10 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Hungary

Hungary maintains one of the EU's stricter cannabis regimes, criminalizing possession and use with no decrimin...

10 sources 2 days ago

Cannabis Laws in Idaho

Idaho remains one of the strictest U.S. states on cannabis, with no medical program and felony charges for eve...

9 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Illinois

Illinois legalized adult-use cannabis in 2020 under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, with possession limit...

9 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Israel

A summary of Israel's medical cannabis program, decriminalized personal use, and stalled efforts to legalize r...

10 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Japan

Japan maintains some of the world's strictest cannabis laws, with recent 2023 reforms adding criminal penaltie...

13 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Louisiana

Louisiana has a functional medical cannabis program, decriminalized small possession, and no legal adult-use m...

9 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Maryland

Maryland legalized adult-use cannabis in July 2023 following a 2022 ballot measure, joining a regulated medica...

11 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Massachusetts

A plain-English guide to adult-use and medical cannabis rules in Massachusetts, including possession limits, h...

16 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Mississippi

Mississippi has a functioning medical cannabis program and harsh penalties for recreational possession, with d...

10 sources 6 days ago

Cannabis Laws in Missouri

Missouri legalized adult-use cannabis in late 2022 via constitutional amendment, with retail sales beginning F...

7 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Laws in Morocco

Morocco legalized cannabis for medical, cosmetic, and industrial use in 2021, but recreational possession and...

7 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in New York

New York legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021, but the retail market rolled out slowly and rules on possession...

7 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in North Dakota

North Dakota allows medical cannabis under a tightly regulated program but criminalizes recreational use, with...

6 sources 2 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in Portugal

Portugal decriminalized personal possession of all drugs in 2001, but cannabis remains illegal to sell, cultiv...

13 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Romania

Romania maintains one of the EU's stricter cannabis regimes, with no recreational legalization and a narrow, r...

11 sources 3 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in Saudi Arabia

Cannabis is fully illegal in Saudi Arabia, with severe criminal penalties that can include long prison terms,...

7 sources 1 month ago