Indiana hasn’t (puff puff) passed legal marijuana. These states did

Monday is 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday — not that Hoosiers can celebrate it (at least, not legally). Indiana is one of nine states where recreational marijuana is not permitted.

Twenty-four states plus Washington, D.C., allow recreational marijuana use, according to 2025 data from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), including two of Indiana’s neighbors: Illinois and Michigan.

While the Trump administration moved last year to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, Indiana has not changed its laws to follow suit. Two bills doing just that in the 2026 legislative session — House Bill 1298, from Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, and House Bill 1191, from Rep. Mitch Gore, D-Indianapolis — went nowhere.

In February, the state legislature failed (yet) to regulate or ban marijuana-adjacent products such as candy and Delta 8 drinks. If Hoosiers travel before Monday, here’s what they need to know about which products and types of consumption are legal nationwide.

Where is medical marijuana legal?

Forty states and Washington DC allow medical marijuana use, according to the NCSL:

*States that only have medical marijuana programs.

Where is recreational marijuana legal in the United States?

Here’s a look at the states where recreational marijuana is legal:

Where is marijuana illegal in the United States?

Only one state does not have a marijuana program: Idaho.

In nine states, CBD and low-THC products for medical use are legal, but medical and recreational marijuana are not. These states are:

Greta Cross is a national trends reporter at USA TODAY. An idea for a story? Send him an email to gcross@usatoday.com.

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This article originally appeared on the Indianapolis Star: Where is marijuana legal on 4/20? Not in Indiana