Monday is 4/20, the unofficial weed holiday — not that Hoosiers can celebrate (at least, not legally). Indiana is one of nine states where recreational marijuana isn’t allowed.
Twenty-four states as well as Washington DC 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 last year moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, Indiana hasn’t changed its laws to follow suit. Two bills doing just that at the 2026 legislative session — House Bill 1298, by Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, and House Bill 1191, by Rep. Mitch Gore, D-Indianapolis — went nowhere.
In February, the state legislature failed (again) to regulate or outlaw marijuana-adjacent products such as Delta 8 gummies and drinks. Should Hoosiers do any traveling ahead of Monday, here’s what they should know about what products and types of consumption are legal around the country.
Forty states and Washington, DC, allow medical marijuana use, according to the NCSL:
*States that only have medical marijuana programs.
Here’s a look at the states where recreational marijuana is legal:
Only one state has no marijuana program: Idaho.
In nine states, CBD and low THC products for medical use are legal, but medical and recreational marijuana is not. These states are:
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