About How's Pot Doing
How the Legality of cannabis is calculated
We confirm legality on government sites, specifically .gov sites.
We find the most plain language quote to determine legality. Then we calculate
the percentage of legal gray area you're risking in that location.
It's 80% legal for recreational, but only 30% when medical cannabis is the only option. Store purchase and home cultivation each add 10 points if allowed.
- 80%
- Recreational legal
- +10%
- Can buy in stores
- +10%
- Can grow at home
— or if recreational isn't legal —
- 30%
- Medical only
- +10%
- Patients can buy
- +10%
- Patients can grow
- 100%
- = full recreational access
- 50%
- = best medical-only
- 0%
- = fully illegal
State X allows low-THC products, why is it a NO?
When states only allow low-THC cannabis, usually for medical use, they're still blocking it's true theraputic use. These laws are used to quell momentum, not to serve the public interest.