I. Summary Chart: 20 states and DC have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana
State Year Passed How Passed
(Yes Vote) Fee Possession Limit Accepts other states' registry ID cards?
1. Alaska
1998
Ballot Measure 8 (58%)
$25/$20
1 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)
unknown1
2. Arizona
2010 Proposition 203 (50.13%) $150/$75 2.5 oz usable; 0-12 plants2 Yes3
3. California
1996
Proposition 215 (56%)
$66/$33
8 oz usable; 6 mature or 12 immature plants4 No
4. Colorado
2000
Ballot Amendment 20 (54%)
$35
2 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)
No
5. Connecticut 2012 House Bill 5389 (96-51 House, 21-13 Senate) TBD* One-month supply (exact amount to be determined) No
6. DC 2010 Amendment Act B18-622 (13-0 vote) $100/$25 2 oz dried; limits on other forms to be determined No
7. Delaware 2011 Senate Bill 17 (27-14 House, 17-4 Senate) $125 6 oz usable Yes5
8. Hawaii
2000
Senate Bill 862 (32-18 House; 13-12 Senate)
$25
3 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)
No
9. Illinois 2013 House Bill 1 (61-57 House; 35-21 Senate) TBD* 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of 14 days No
10. Maine
1999
Ballot Question 2 (61%) No fee
2.5 oz usable; 6 plants
Yes6
11. Massachusetts 2012 Ballot Question 3 (63%) TBD7 Sixty day supply for personal medical use unknown
12. Michigan 2008 Proposal 1 (63%) $100/$25 2.5 oz usable; 12 plants Yes
13. Montana
2004
Initiative 148 (62%)
$25/$10
1 oz usable; 4 plants (mature); 12 seedlings
No
14. Nevada
2000
Ballot Question 9 (65%)
$2008
1 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)
Yes9
15. New
Hampshire 2013 House Bill 573 (284-66 House; 18-6 Senate) TBD* Two ounces of usable cannabis during a 10-day period Yes
16. New Jersey
2010
Senate Bill 119 (48-14 House; 25-13 Senate) $200/$20
2 oz usable
No
17. New Mexico 2007 Senate Bill 523 (36-31 House; 32-3 Senate) $0
6 oz usable; 16 plants (4 mature, 12 immature)
No
18. Oregon
1998
Ballot Measure 67 (55%)
$200/$10010
24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature)
No
19. Rhode Island
2006
Senate Bill 0710 (52-10 House; 33-1 Senate)
$75/$10
2.5 oz usable; 12 plants
Yes
20. Vermont
2004
Senate Bill 76 (22-7) HB 645 (82-59)
$50
2 oz usable; 9 plants (2 mature, 7 immature)
No
21. Washington
1998
Initiative 692 (59%)
**
24 oz usable; 15 plants
No
