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Cannabis Laws in Missouri

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

7 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Morocco

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

7 sources 2 months 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 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in North Dakota

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

6 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a functioning medical cannabis program but adult-use remains illegal, with small-amount posse...

12 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 1 month 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

Cannabis Laws in South Africa

Private adult use and cultivation are legal, but commercial sale remains prohibited under a slowly evolving le...

7 sources 2 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in South Dakota

South Dakota allows medical cannabis under a 2020 voter initiative, but recreational use remains illegal after...

10 sources 2 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in Uruguay

Uruguay was the first country to fully legalize recreational cannabis in 2013, with a state-controlled, reside...

15 sources 2 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in Vermont

Vermont allows adult-use cannabis possession, home cultivation, and licensed retail sales, with strict limits...

6 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Laws in Vietnam

Cannabis is illegal in Vietnam for recreational and medical use, with severe penalties including possible deat...

8 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Washington

Washington legalized adult-use cannabis by ballot initiative in 2012 and runs a state-licensed retail market r...

15 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Wisconsin

Wisconsin remains one of the most restrictive U.S. states on cannabis, with no medical program and criminal pe...

14 sources 2 weeks ago

Cannabis Laws in Wyoming

Wyoming remains one of the strictest cannabis states in the U.S., with no legal recreational or broad medical...

12 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Local Opt-Out Provisions in Massachusetts

How Massachusetts cities and towns can ban or limit cannabis businesses under state law, and what changed afte...

9 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Local Opt-Out Provisions in New York

How New York cities, towns, and villages were allowed to block retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sit...

6 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Pardons (State and Federal)

How executive pardons for marijuana offenses work in the United States, what they actually do, and what they d...

10 sources 2 weeks ago

Cannabis Personal Cultivation Limits in New Jersey

New Jersey prohibits all home cultivation of cannabis, even for adults and registered medical patients, as of...

7 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Possession Limits in Switzerland

What Swiss law actually says about carrying cannabis, the 10-gram rule, and how pilot programs are changing th...

7 sources 5 days ago

Cannabis Public Consumption Rules in Malta

Malta legalized personal cannabis use in 2021 but public consumption remains prohibited and fineable, with str...

6 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Social Equity Programs in Ohio

How Ohio's adult-use cannabis law treats social equity, what the program actually offers, and where it stands.

10 sources 13 hours ago

Cannabis and ADA Protections

Why the federal Americans with Disabilities Act generally does not protect medical cannabis users, and where s...

11 sources 1 month ago