State rankings

Controlled Substance Laws by State

Controlled Substance Laws by State: compare 51 US states on 4 metrics.

HealthLaw51 states · 4 metricsUpdated Apr 5, 2025Original page
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Controlled Substance (Marijuana Excluded) Offense Category

3 values across 51 entries

Marijuana Legality

2 values across 51 entries

Drug Paraphernalia Offense Category

4 values across 51 entries

Decriminalization Legislation Introduced

2 values across 51 entries

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51 states
AlabamaFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
AlaskaMisdemeanorLegalNot CriminalizedNo
ArizonaFelonyLegalFelonyNo
ArkansasFelonyIllegalMisdemeanor & FelonyNo
CaliforniaMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanorNo
ColoradoMisdemeanorLegalNot CriminalizedNo
ConnecticutMisdemeanorIllegalMisdemeanorNo
DelawareMisdemeanorIllegalMisdemeanorNo
District of ColumbiaMisdemeanorIllegalNot CriminalizedNo
FloridaFelonyIllegalMisdemeanorNo
GeorgiaFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
HawaiiFelonyIllegalNot CriminalizedNo
IdahoFelonyIllegalMisdemeanorNo
IllinoisFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
IndianaFelonyIllegalMisdemeanorNo
IowaMisdemeanorIllegalMisdemeanorNo
KansasMisdemeanor & FelonyLegalMisdemeanorYes
KentuckyFelonyIllegalMisdemeanorYes
LouisianaFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
MaineMisdemeanorIllegalNot CriminalizedYes
MarylandMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanorYes
MassachusettsMisdemeanorLegalNot CriminalizedYes
MichiganFelonyLegalNot CriminalizedNo
MinnesotaFelonyLegalNot CriminalizedNo
MississippiMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanorNo
MissouriFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
MontanaFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
NebraskaFelonyLegalNot CriminalizedNo
NevadaFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
New HampshireFelonyIllegalNot CriminalizedYes
New JerseyFelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
New MexicoMisdemeanor & FelonyLegalNot CriminalizedNo
New YorkMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanorYes
North CarolinaMisdemeanor & FelonyIllegalMisdemeanorNo
North DakotaMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanor & FelonyNo
OhioMisdemeanor & FelonyIllegalMisdemeanorNo
OklahomaMisdemeanorIllegalMisdemeanorNo
OregonMisdemeanorLegalNot CriminalizedYes
PennsylvaniaMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanorNo
Rhode IslandFelonyLegalNot CriminalizedYes
South CarolinaMisdemeanor & FelonyLegalNot CriminalizedNo
South DakotaFelonyIllegalMisdemeanorNo
TennesseeMisdemeanorIllegalMisdemeanorNo
TexasMisdemeanor & FelonyIllegalMisdemeanorYes
UtahMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanorNo
VermontMisdemeanorLegalNot CriminalizedYes
VirginiaMisdemeanor & FelonyLegalMisdemeanorNo
WashingtonMisdemeanorLegalMisdemeanorYes
West VirginiaMisdemeanorIllegalNot CriminalizedNo
WisconsinMisdemeanor & FelonyIllegalMisdemeanorNo
WyomingMisdemeanorIllegalNot CriminalizedNo

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Where does this controlled substance laws by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Interactive Map: Drug Criminalization Impacts - Drug Policy; Your Guide to Cannabis Legalization by State - Forbes.