NORML Maps Out America's Cannabis Laws

By James McClure

Ever wonder what the lay of the land is in terms of cannabis regulations? More to the point, have you ever tried to figure it out? Let's face it, it's a messy patchwork of laws and regulations countrywide. Luckily NORML has made sense of it for us with an interactive map that tracks the legal framework (or lack thereof) in each state. Here's a map-by-map breakdown of the legal issues they highlighted.

1. States where you don't have to go to jail for possession

 

 

It is obviously still illegal to get high in most states, but some have more lenient penalties than others - meaning there are places where people don't have to go to jail, even if they still receive some kind of criminal sanction. The states with the "unlock" symbol allow for a conditional

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