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I. Sixteen states and DC have enacted laws that legalized medical marijuana:

State	Year Passed	How Passed (Yes Vote)	Fee	Possession Limit	Accepts other states' registry ID cards?
1. Alaska	1998	Ballot Measure 8 (58%)	$25/$20	1 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)	unknown1
2. Arizona	2010	Proposition 203 (50.13%)	unknown2	2.5 oz usable; 0-12 plants3	Yes4
3. California	1996	Proposition 215 (56%)	$66/$33	8 oz usable; 18 plants (6 mature, 12 immature) 5	No
4. Colorado	2000	Ballot Amendment 20 (54%)	$90	2 oz usable; 6 plants (3 mature, 3 immature)	No
5. DC	2010	Amendment Act B18-622 (13-0 vote)	*	2 oz dried; limits on other forms to be determined	unknown
6. Delaware	2011	Senate Bill 17 (27-14 House, 17-4 Senate)	**	6 oz usable	Yes5
7. Hawaii	2000	Senate Bill 862 (32-18 House; 13-12 Senate)	$25	3 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)	No
8. Maine	1999	Ballot Question 2 (61%)	$100/$75	2.5 oz usable; 6 plants	Yes6
9. Michigan	2008	Proposal 1 (63%)	$100/$25	2.5 oz usable; 12 plants	Yes
10. Montana	2004	Initiative 148 (62%)	$25/$10	1 oz usable; 6 plants	Yes
11. Nevada	2000	Ballot Question 9 (65%)	$150 +	1 oz usable; 7 plants (3 mature, 4 immature)	No
12. New Jersey	2010	Senate Bill 119 (48-14 House; 25-13 Senate)	**	2 oz usable	unknown
13. New Mexico	2007	Senate Bill 523 (36-31 House; 32-3 Senate)	$0	6 oz usable; 16 plants (4 mature, 12 immature)	No
14. Oregon	1998	Ballot Measure 67 (55%)	$100/$20	24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature)	No
15. Rhode Island	2006	Senate Bill 0710 (52-10 House; 33-1 Senate)	$75/$10	2.5 oz usable; 12 plants	Yes
16. Vermont	2004	Senate Bill 76 (22-7) HB 645 (82-59)	$50	2 oz usable; 9 plants (2 mature, 7 immature)	No
17. Washington	1998	Initiative 692 (59%)	***	24 oz usable; 15 plants	No

[Note: 12 of the 15 states require proof of residency to be considered a qualifying patient for medical marijuana use. Only Oregon and Montana have announced that they will accept out-of-state applications. It is unclear if non-residents will be able to apply to be qualifying registered patients in Arizona until the rules are determined by ADHS. Karen O'Keefe, JD, Director of State Policies for Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), told ProCon.org in a Nov. 2, 2010 email that "Patients and their caregivers can cultivate in 13 of the 15 states. Home cultivation is not allowed in New Jersey or the District of Columbia and a special license is required in New Mexico. In Arizona, patients can only cultivate if they live 25 miles or more from a dispensary."]

II. Some states have passed laws that, although favorable towards medical marijuana, did not legalize its use:

State Year Passed Provision 1. Maryland 2003 Allows medical use defense in court

III. Some states have municipalities and such that have passed laws favorable towards medical marijuana. This does not legalize its use in the state just as state laws are over-ridden by federal:

State, City Year Passed Provision/s 1. Missouri; Columbia, Cliff Village 2004 Visit - /links/Missouri.html - for more Detail. 2. Michigan; Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Flint, and Traverse City 2004 - 2007 Now has state law, so city laws moot. Visit - http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7198

Source:  www.ProCon.org