Percent of State Population Who Are Patients in Medical Cannabis Program
Alabama 1
5,143,030
N/A
N/A
N/A
Alaska 2
740,133
113
December 2024
0.02%
Arizona 2
7,582,384
88,598
December 2024
1.17%
Arkansas
3,088,354
101,006
12/17/2024
3.27%
California 2,4
39,431,263
2,800
2024
0.01%
Colorado 2
5,957,493
62,320
12/1/2024
1.05%
Connecticut 2
3,675,069
35,205
1/30/2025
0.96%
Delaware 2
1,051,917
29,039
6/1/2023
2.76%
Florida
23,372,215
890,402
12/6/2024
3.81%
Georgia 7
10,711,908
25,000
December 2024
0.23%
Hawaii
1,446,146
30,035
11/30/2024
2.08%
Illinois 2
12,710,158
140,015
11/30/2024
1.10%
Iowa 7
3,241,488
17,922
Oct 2024
0.55%
Kentucky 1
4,588,372
N/A
N/A
N/A
Louisiana 3,5
4,597,740
53,292
1/6/2025
1.16%
Maine 2
1,405,012
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maryland 2
6,263,220
102,477
December 2024
1.64%
Massachusetts 2
7,136,171
91,758
7/1/2024
1.29%
Michigan 2
10,041,241
79,022
December 2024
0.79%
Minnesota 2
5,793,151
48,349
6/30/2024
0.83%
Mississippi
2,943,045
49,342
12/17/2024
1.68%
Missouri 2
6,177,957
120,510
January 2025
1.95%
Montana 2
1,137,233
13,987
2/10/2025
1.23%
Nebraska 3
2,005,465
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nevada 2
3,267,467
10,635
November 2024
0.33%
New Hampshire
1,409,032
14,706
6/30/2024
1.04%
New Jersey 2
9,500,851
66,678
12/15/2024
0.70%
New Mexico 2
2,130,256
78,682
January 2025
3.69%
New York 2
19,867,248
97,922
2/1/2025
0.49%
North Dakota
796,568
10,110
12/11/2024
1.27%
Ohio 2
11,883,304
151,932
9/30/2024
1.28%
Oklahoma
4,095,393
340,425
12/1/2024
8.31%
Oregon 2
4,272,371
13,625
10/1/2024
0.32%
Pennsylvania
13,078,751
440,733
11/1/2024
3.37%
Rhode Island 2
1,112,308
11,618
6/30/2024
1.04%
South Dakota
924,669
11,635
12/5/2024
1.26%
Texas 5,7
29,145,505
29,507
August 2024
0.101%
Utah
3,503,613
91,749
December 2024
2.62%
Vermont 2
648,493
2,707
11/15/2024
0.42%
Virginia 2,3
8,811,195
100,000
November 2024
1.13%
Washington 2,4
7,958,180
10,232
December 2024
0.13%
West Virginia
1,769,979
33,614
5/31/2024
1.90%
Region
Population — 2024
Patient Numbers
Current Through
Percent of State Population Who Are Patients in Medical Cannabis Program
D.C. 2
686,995
28,741
Nov. 2024
4.18%
Guam 2
167,777
N. Mariana Islands 2
44,278
Puerto Rico
3,203,295
115,506
Dec. 2024
3.61%
Population — 2024
Patient Numbers
Notes
Total, all medical cannabis jurisdictions
298,517,693
3,641,949
This is a partial figure. It omits or vastly undercounts patients in several states, including the most populous state, California, that don’t either have mandatory patient registries or track the number of patients making purchases in the prior month.
FN1 The patient registry is not yet open as of December 2024. FN 2 Also has adult-use legalization. FN 3 Does not have a patient registry. FN 4 Patient registry is partial, figure is a small percent of total patients. FN 5 Figures are for total patients making purchases in the prior month. FN 6 This is a significant undercount because some states do not have mandatory registries. FN 7 This state's law is a low-THC or "cannabidiol" medical cananbis law.
