Legal medical cannabis patients by U.S. state

Number of legal medical cannabis patients in the U.S. as of 2024, by state

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Release date

2025

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United States

Survey time period

2024 and 2025

Supplementary notes

States which have no figure: medical marijuana is not available yet, or the patient registry is not yet open.

Notes:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington: also have adult-use legalization.

Louisiana, Texas: figures are for total patients making purchases in the prior month.

California, Washington: Patient registry is partial, figure is a small percent of total patients.

Georgia, Texas: This state's law is a low-THC or "cannabidiol" medical cananbis law.

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The number of medical cannabis patients in the U.S. according to estimates mostly from year-end 2024 was highest in the State of Florida. Florida had around *** thousand medical cannabis patients at that time. In that same year, Oklahoma had the highest percentage of medical cannabis patients.

Medical marijuana

There may be many positive effects of medical cannabis, including to patient health and to the economy. However, medical cannabis market forecasts in the U.S. for the coming years have been revised down. From a medical point of view, the most commonly cited benefits of the drug were pain reduction and sleep. There are currently numerous research projects underway in the U.S. to determine the medical benefits and therapeutic uses of marijuana products, as well as the potential impact of marijuana legalization on the U.S. economy.

Public opinion

Public opinion on the effects of marijuana and its ability to be used in patient care vary. However, it is clear that many U.S. adults support the legalization of marijuana in some form. A recent study indicated that the support for marijuana legalization has been increasing in recent history. Another study has shown that an overwhelming majority of participants felt that cannabis has valid medical uses. Despite current efforts at legalization and research underway, marijuana with over *** percent of THC – for any use – is considered illegal under federal U.S. law.