Since California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, 40 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the medical use of cannabis. As for recreational use, 24 states and Washington D.C. decriminalized adult-use marijuana.
According to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the 24 states and territories that support both recreational and medical weed use are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Guam, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.
