Is cannabis legal in USA?
It depends on where you are in USA: the rules differ between the places we cover.
Partial
The short answer
- Visitors
- Varies by city
- Recreational
- Varies by city
- Medical
- Varies by city
- Home growing
- Varies by city
City guides in USA
Where to buy, prices and what to watch for, city by city.
- Legal
Visitors can buy with a medical permitWashington
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesChicago
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Limited
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyPhiladelphia
USA
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesBoston
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesNew York
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyDallas
USA
- Recreational
- Illegal
- Medical
- Limited
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyHouston
USA
- Recreational
- Illegal
- Medical
- Limited
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesPhoenix
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Partial
Legal buying for residents onlyMiami
USA
- Recreational
- Illegal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesSan Francisco
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesLos Angeles
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesDenver
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesSeattle
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesDetroit
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesMinneapolis
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesBaltimore
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesSt. Louis
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Limited
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesColumbus
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesAtlantic City
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesLas Vegas
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Limited
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesPortland
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesSan Diego
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesOakland
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesAlbuquerque
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesAnchorage
USA
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Partial
Visitors can buy with a medical permitHonolulu
USA
- Recreational
- Decriminalised
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Limited
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Cannabis laws change, and they are often different for visitors than for residents. This is a guide, not legal advice: check the current law and local rules before you travel.