🇺🇸 Cannabis status in United States
Federally illegal as Schedule I; 24+ states have legalised recreational use, 38+ have medical cannabis. Hemp-derived products under 0.3% THC are federally legal under the 2018 Farm Bill.
Legal status (4 axes)
- Recreational
- varies-by-state
- Medical
- varies-by-state
- CBD / hemp
- legal
- THC limit
- 0.3% THC for hemp-derived (federal)
Cross-border carriage
Cross-border carriage of cannabis is illegal under the UN Single Convention 1961 in every signatory country regardless of domestic legal status. Even where domestic possession is legal, taking cannabis across the border is a separate prosecutable offence.
Last verified 2026-04-28.