Legal Status
Is Cannabis Legal in Arizona?
- Adult-Use:
- Medical:
Date of Legalization
- Adult-Use:
- Medical:
Arizona legalized cannabis for medical use in 2010 by passing Proposition 203. The first licensed sales occurred in December 2012. On November 30, 2020, Arizona legalized cannabis for adult use, with the first state-licensed sales occurring on January 22, 2021.
View the full text here: Arizona’s Adult Use Regulations
Possession Limits
Within Arizona’s adult use frameworks, individuals 21+ may possess up to one ounce of cannabis flower or 5 grams of THC concentrate and up to six residential plants. Within the medical framework patients can buy up to 2.5 ounces of medical cannabis, of which no more than 12.5 grams is in the form of cannabis concentrate, every two weeks. Medical card holders that live more than about 25 miles from the nearest dispensary are able to grow at an enclosed location at their own house if they have the right kind of security, however they’d only be able to grow 12 Cannabis plants at any given time.