Medical marijuana laws are now in effect in 41 states, leaving nine without comprehensive programs: Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The distinction is important. Iowa operates a limited medical cannabidiol system, while several other states provide narrow legal protections for CBD or low-THC products. However, those policies generally do not provide the range of qualifying conditions, products, legal protections and regulated access associated with comprehensive medical marijuana programs. As recently as earlier this year Georgia and Texas were included in this category, but both have since enacted laws significantly expanding their programs.
With that in mind, below is a look at the states that haven’t legalized medical cannabis.
