Share of U.S. population who were medical marijuana patients 2023 by state

Published by
Matej Mikulic,
Sep 1, 2023
In the United States, 39 states (including the District of Columbia) have legalized medical marijuana so far. This statistic displays the percentage of the U.S. population who were medical marijuana patients as of mid-2023 (if data was available), by state. As of that time, some 7.7 percent of Maine's population were medical marijuana patients.

Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of 2023, by state

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Release date

2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

as of May 27, 2021

Supplementary notes

States which are not listed: medical marijuana is not available yet or the patient registry is not yet open.

Notes:
Alabama, Kentucky: new law, registry is not yet open as of July 2023.
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington: also have adult-use legalization.
California, Louisiana, Virginia, Washington: does not have mandatory patient registry, figure listed is partial.
Illinois, Louisiana: figures are for total patients making purchases in the prior month.
Maine: number is total patient certificates printed in 2022.

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