Legalized States
14 Legal Medical Marijuana States
Laws, Fees, and Possession Limits
I. Fourteen states have enacted laws that legalized medical marijuana:
| State |
Year Passed |
How Passed
(Yes Vote) |
ID Card Fee |
Possession Limit |
Accepts other states’ registry ID cards? |
|
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1998
|
Ballot Measure 8 (58%) |
$25/$20
|
1 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)
|
Unknown * |
|
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1996
|
Proposition 215 (56%) |
$66/$33
|
8 oz usable; 18 plants (6 mature, 12 immature) ** |
No |
|
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2000
|
Ballot Amendment 20 (54%) |
$90
|
2 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)
|
No |
|
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2000
|
Senate Bill 862 (32-18 House; 13-12 Senate) |
$25
|
3 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)
|
No |
|
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1999
|
Ballot Question 2 (61%) |
|
2.5 oz usable; 6 plants
|
Yes |
| 6. Michigan |
2008 |
Proposal 1 (63%) |
$100/$25 |
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants |
Yes |
|
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2004
|
Initiative 148 (62%) |
$25/$10
|
1 oz usable; 6 plants
|
Yes |
|
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2000
|
Ballot Question 9 (65%) |
$150 +
|
1 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)
|
No |
|
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2010
|
Senate Bill 119 (48-14 House; 25-13 Senate) |
|
2 oz usable
|
Unknown |
| 9. New Mexico |
2007 |
Senate Bill 523 (36-31 House; 32-3 Senate) |
$0 |
6 oz usable; 16 plants (4 mature, 12 immature)
|
No |
|
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1998
|
Ballot Measure 67 (55%) |
$100/$20
|
24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature)
|
No |
|
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2006
|
Senate Bill 0710 (52-10 House; 33-1 Senate) |
$75/$10
|
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants
|
Yes |
|
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2004
|
Senate Bill 76 (22-7) HB 645 (82-59) |
$50
|
2 oz usable; 9 plants (2 mature, 7 immature)
|
No |
|
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1998
|
Initiative 692 (59%) |
|
24 oz usable; 15 plants
|
No |
[Editor's note: All 14 states require proof of residency to be considered a qualifying patient for medical marijuana use. Karen O'Keefe, JD, Director of State Policies for Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), told ProCon.org in a Jan. 19, 2010 email that "Patients and their caregivers can cultivate in 13 of the 14 states. Home cultivation is not allowed in New Jersey and a special license is required in New Mexico."] |
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