Places that have decriminalized non-medical cannabis in the United States

English: Map of the US showing US cannabis laws.

State with legal medical cannabis.

State with decriminalized cannabis possession laws.*

State with both medical and decriminalization laws.

State with legalized cannabis.

• • Nevada has laws decriminalizing cannabis possession for adults age 21 and over; non-medicinal cannabis possession remains a felony with a minimum one-year and a maximum four-year prison sentence for adults under age 21. Thus, Nevada is not considered to have fully decriminalized marijuana.^[1]

  • Maryland has an active medical marijuana program, but this is really an affirmative defense law rather than an active program. Therefore, it is not included above.^[2]