Jun. 24 at 6:19 PM
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As of mid-2026, 24 US states have legalized recreational (adult-use) cannabis. 
This includes states like Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington (with some variations, such as Virginia having legal possession/home cultivation but no regulated sales yet in all cases). 
Three US territories (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, US Virgin Islands) and Washington, D.C. have also legalized it for adults 21+. Another handful of states have decriminalized small amounts.