Is cannabis legal in Maryland?
Legal
Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
Maryland is classified “Legal” for cannabis, as are 23 of the other 49 states. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Varies by region”.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Legal 24 states, including Maryland.
- Legal (Medical) 18 states.
- Decriminalized 1 state.
- Illegal 7 states.
Nearby states
- Delaware
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- Virginia
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- New Jersey
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- Pennsylvania
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only.
- West Virginia
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only.
- North Carolina
- Decriminalized Recreational cannabis is illegal but possession of small amounts is decriminalized.
Other laws in Maryland
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Highly restrictive / banned
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