Recent winGermany
Recreational legal nationwide
Possession + home-grow legal since 2024; club-based supply scaling up.
Legality
The state of cannabis, mapped
More than half of the United States has legalized adult use, and more than 50 countries have some form of medical access. The patchwork is messy, the trend is clear. Pick a map.
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Every state's status, plus the federal timeline of pushes and failures. Find your state, see what's passed, watch what's pending.
- 24
- Recreational
- 11
- Medical
- 7
- Active push
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World map
Color-coded legality across 35+ countries we track — adult-use, medical, decriminalized, and where it's still illegal.
- 5
- Fully legal
- 18
- Medical
- 35+
- Tracked
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Right now
Recent winOhio
Adult-use legalized via Issue 2
Joined the recreational map in 2023.
Active pushPennsylvania
Adult-use bill moving in PA
Cleared its first committee in 2026 after years of stalling.
Active pushFederal (US)
Schedule III rulemaking
DEA continues the descheduling-to-III process; record-breaking comment period.
SetbackThailand
Walk-back to medical-only
After the 2022 decriminalization, framework re-tightened in 2024–25.
Recent winMinnesota
Adult-use legalized
Legalized by the legislature in 2023; retail framework rolling out.