NY Cannabis Status: Legal In March 2021 Governor Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act, which legalized cannabis in New York. Prior to that, New York had a medical marijuana program since 2014 but cannabis was still prohibited recreationally. The newly formed governing body for the New York cannabis program is The Office of

NM Cannabis Status: Legal With the passage of HB2 in the 2021 special session, the enactment of the Cannabis Regulation Act (CRA) is effective June 29, 2021. Retail sales will not go into effect until 2022. Medical use has been allowed since 2007. In fact, in 1978 New Mexico was the first state to enact

South Dakota Cannabis Legal Status: Medical Sales are Legal Currently only medical marijuana is legal in the state of South Dakota. Though, in a first for the nation, South Dakota voters supported legalizing both medicinal and adult-use cannabis during the November 2020 elections, in November 2021 the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled against adult-use cannabis

Mississippi Cannabis Legal Status: Medical Sales are Legal Based on voting during the November 2020 elections,  Mississippi has until July 1, 2021 to develop regulations for its medicinal marijuana program. The state’s medical marijuana program is estimated to bring in just under $11 million in annual revenue.

Arkansas Cannabis Legal Status: Medical Sales are Legal There are three main governing bodies of Arkansas cannabis: The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC), the Arkansas Beverage Control (ABC), and the Arkansas Dept of Health. Additionally, construction is governed by the local municipal building department. Building Code Building a dispensary in Arkansas is subject to both

Arizona Cannabis Legal Status: Medical and Recreational Sales are Legal Recreational use applications are now being accepted. The main governing body of Arizona cannabis is the Arizona Department of Health Services. Building Code Building a dispensary in Arizona is subject to both local municipal code, the universal building code and also the Alcoholic Beverage Control

Illinois Cannabis Legal Status: Medical and Recreational Sales are Legal After a few years of a successful medical cannabis program, Illinois started adult use cannabis in January, 2020. There is one primary governing body of Illinois cannabis: The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility (IDFPR). Construction is governed by the local municipal building department.

New Jersey Cannabis Legal Status: Medical and Recreational Sales are Legal New Jersey allows the sale and consumption of medical marijuana and a referendum voted on in the November, 2020 to legalize cannabis for adult use has been approved. There is one primary governing body of New Jersey cannabis: The New Jersey Department of Health,

Missouri Cannabis Legal Status: Medical Sales are Legal There is one primary governing body of Missouri cannabis: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (Missouri DHSS) controls all aspect of the Missouri medical marijuana program. Construction is governed by the local municipal building department. Building Code Building a dispensary in Missouri is subject to