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Ohio legalizes marijuana, joining nearly half the US: See the states where weed is legal
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Date:2025-04-14 13:15:08
Nearly half of the country now has legal weed laws after Ohio voted Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana.
Medical marijuana has been legal in Ohio since 2016, but voters just approved Issue 2, which will allow adults 21 and older to buy, possess and grow marijuana. The measure is set to become part of Ohio's revised code in 30 days, although some state lawmakers are aiming to change those rules in the coming months.
Ohio is the 24th state to legalize recreational marijuana. Here are the other states that have either legalized marijuana for medical use, recreational use, or both.
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Which states have legal recreational marijuana?
Here are the states where it is currently legal, or will soon become legal, to purchase marijuana for recreational use. Every state on this list had authorized the use for medicinal purposes prior to full legalization.
- Ohio: Legalized in 2023
- Minnesota: Legalized in 2023
- Delaware: Legalized in 2023
- Rhode Island: Legalized in 2022
- Maryland: Legalized in 2022
- Missouri: Legalized in 2022
- Connecticut: Legalized in 2021
- New Mexico: Legalized in 2021
- New York: Legalized in 2021
- Virginia: Legalized in 2021
- Arizona: Legalized in 2020
- Montana: Legalized in 2020
- New Jersey: Legalized in 2020
- Vermont: Legalized in 2020
- Illinois: Legalized in 2019
- Michigan: Legalized in 2018
- California: Legalized in 2016
- Maine: Legalized in 2016
- Massachusetts: Legalized in 2016
- Nevada: Legalized in 2016
- District of Columbia: Legalized in 2014
- Alaska: Legalized 2014
- Oregon: Legalized in 2014
- Colorado: Legalized in 2012
- Washington: Legalized in 2012
Which states have legalized medical marijuana?
The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes is legal in an even greater number of states than recreational marijuana, and its use is only totally prohibited in 11 states. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill legalizing medical use in March; however it will not go into effect until 2025.
- Mississippi: Legalized 2022
- Alabama: Legalized 2021
- South Dakota: Legalized 2020
- Missouri: Legalized 2018
- Oklahoma: Legalized 2018
- Utah: Legalized 2018
- Iowa: Legalized 2017
- West Virginia: Legalized 2017
- Arkansas: Legalized 2016
- Florida: Legalized 2016
- North Dakota: Legalized 2016
- Ohio: Legalized 2016
- Pennsylvania: Legalized 2016
- Georgia: Legalized 2015
- Louisiana: Legalized 2015
- Minnesota: Legalized 2014
- Maryland: Legalized 2013
- New Hampshire: Legalized 2013
- Delaware: Legalized 2011
- Rhode Island: 2006
- Hawaii: Legalized 2000
Contributing: Orlando Mayorquin and Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY
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