Is cannabis legal in Pennsylvania?
Legal (Medical)
Cannabis is legal for medical use only.
Pennsylvania is classified “Legal (Medical)” for cannabis, as are 17 of the other 49 states. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Varies by region”.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Legal 24 states.
- Legal (Medical) 18 states, including Pennsylvania.
- Decriminalized 1 state.
- Illegal 7 states.
Nearby states
- New Jersey
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- New York
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- Delaware
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- Maryland
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- Connecticut
- Legal Cannabis is legal for adult recreational use.
- West Virginia
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only.
Other laws in Pennsylvania
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Not used in practice
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
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