States which have no figure: medical cannabis is not available yet, or the patient registry is not yet open.Â
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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Share of U.S. population who were medical cannabis patients 2024 by state
In the United States, ** states (including the District of Columbia) have legalized medical cannabis with a patient registry so far. This statistic displays the percentage of the U.S. population who were medical marijuana patients, mostly as of year-end 2024 (or early 2025), by state. As of that time, some *** percent of Oklahoma's population were medical cannabis patients.
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Marijuana Policy Project. (March 1, 2025). Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical cannabis patients as of 2024, by state [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical cannabis patients as of 2024, by state." Chart. March 1, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/
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Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical cannabis patients as of 2024, by state [Graph], Marijuana Policy Project, March 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/
