Browse Legal

137 articles in this category. All sourced, evidence-labeled, and fact-checked.

Cannabis Laws in Japan

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

13 sources 3 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Louisiana

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

9 sources 3 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Maine

A plain-English guide to Maine's medical and adult-use cannabis laws, possession limits, home cultivation, and...

12 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Malta

Malta became the first EU country to legalize personal cannabis use and home cultivation in late 2021, with no...

8 sources 1 month ago

Cannabis Laws in Manchester

Cannabis is illegal in Manchester under UK law as a Class B drug, though local policing priorities have shifte...

12 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 3 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Massachusetts

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

16 sources 4 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Mexico

Mexico's cannabis status sits in legal limbo: the Supreme Court struck down prohibition, but Congress still ha...

9 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Michigan

Michigan allows adult-use and medical cannabis under state law, with possession limits, home cultivation right...

14 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 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Missouri

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

7 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Morocco

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

7 sources 4 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 4 months ago

Cannabis Laws in North Carolina

North Carolina remains one of the most restrictive U.S. states for cannabis, with no medical program and only...

9 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 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Pennsylvania

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

12 sources 2 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Portland, Oregon

Recreational cannabis is legal for adults 21+ in Portland under Oregon state law, but federal, workplace, and...

12 sources 1 week ago

Cannabis Laws in Portugal

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

13 sources 4 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 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Rome

A practical guide to what is legal, decriminalized, and prohibited for cannabis users in Rome, Italy as of 202...

10 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 3 months 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 months 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 months ago

Cannabis Laws in Tennessee

Tennessee remains one of the strictest U.S. states on cannabis, with no medical or recreational program and an...

11 sources 1 month ago