While this law remains valid at the federal level, most states in the U.S have legalized cannabis consumption and sale for medical and recreational usage. In 2014, the state of Alaska became one ...

The law is slated to go into effect Aug ... As of May 2023, 37 states have legalized the medical use of cannabis to varying degrees: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado ...

Legal marijuana products are seen on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. Eight years after Alaskan voted to legalize recreational marijuana, the state of Alaska has no one in prison for ...

But a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Alaska law legalizing marijuana distribution didn’t override federal law that criminalizes the action.

Few states ban it outright. For years, a confusing patchwork of marijuana laws have blanketed the nation. And Tuesday's news will only make things more confusing for the moment. Here's what to know.