Biden pardons federally convicted marijuana users. Here's where marijuana laws stand in each state

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

84% : Here's where each state stands on marijuana use, according to NORML: Alabama - medical marijuana use permitted Alaska - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Arizona - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Arkansas - medical marijuana use permitted California - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Colorado - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Connecticut - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Delaware - medical marijuana use permitted District of Columbia - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Florida - medical marijuana use permitted Georgia - allows only limited access to low-THC products Illinois - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Indiana - allows only limited access to low-THC products Iowa - allows only limited access to low-THC products Kansas - allows only limited access to low-THC products Kentucky - allows only limited access to low-THC products Louisiana - medical marijuana use permitted Maine - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Maryland - medical marijuana use permitted Massachusetts - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Michigan - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Montana - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Nebraska - marijuana use illegal Nevada - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted New Hampshire - medical marijuana use permitted New Jersey - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted New Mexico - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted New York - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted North Carolina - allows only limited access to low-THC products Oregon - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Pennsylvania - medical marijuana use permitted Rhode Island - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted South Carolina - allows only limited access to low-THC products South Dakota - medical marijuana use permitted Tennessee - allows only limited access to low-THC products
57% : Texas - allows only limited access to low-THC products Utah - medical marijuana use permitted Vermont - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Virginia - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted Washington - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permitted West Virginia - medical marijuana use permitted Wisconsin - allows only limited access to low-THC products Wyoming - allows only limited access to low-THC products
53% : The notion of legalizing marijuana at the federal level has been gaining steam in recent years, and many states have already approved the substance for medicinal purposes, with a handful giving the OK to recreational use.
53% : Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have approved adult possession and consumption of marijuana, as have Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, according to NORML.
49% : According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), 37 states and the District of Columbia all have laws permitting marijuana for medical use, as do four U.S. territories - Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
37% : That means that possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal consumption is treated similarly to a minor traffic violation, with no arrest, prison time or criminal record for first-time offenders.
35% : Before he was elected, Biden had called for marijuana decriminalization on the campaign trail and in April pardoned nine federal offenders.
23% : President Joe Biden announced Thursday he would pardon people federally convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a measure seen as a strong statement on how such offenses should be handled.

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