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 permittedAlaska - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedArizona - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedArkansas - medical marijuana use permittedCalifornia - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedColorado - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedConnecticut - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedDelaware - medical marijuana use permittedDistrict of Columbia - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedFlorida - medical marijuana use permittedGeorgia - allows only limited access to low-THC productsIllinois - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedIndiana - allows only limited access to low-THC productsIowa - allows only limited access to low-THC productsKansas - allows only limited access to low-THC productsKentucky - allows only limited access to low-THC productsLouisiana - medical marijuana use permittedMaine - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedMaryland - medical marijuana use permittedMassachusetts - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedMichigan - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedMontana - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedNebraska - marijuana use illegalNevada - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedNew Hampshire - medical marijuana use permittedNew Jersey - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedNew Mexico - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedNew York - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedNorth Carolina - allows only limited access to low-THC productsOregon - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedPennsylvania - medical marijuana use permittedRhode Island - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedSouth Carolina - allows only limited access to low-THC productsSouth Dakota - medical marijuana use permittedTennessee - allows only limited access to low-THC products
57% : Texas - allows only limited access to low-THC productsUtah - medical marijuana use permittedVermont - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedVirginia - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedWashington - allows personal possession and consumption of marijuana by adults, medical marijuana use permittedWest Virginia - medical marijuana use permittedWisconsin - allows only limited access to low-THC productsWyoming - 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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