[ { "state": "Alaska", "date_adopted": 1998, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "No", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "1,513", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "N/A", "fee_to_get_card": "$25", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health and Social Services ", "possession_limits": "1 ounce and six plants (only three mature)" }, { "state": "Arizona", "date_adopted": 2010, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "61,272", "number_of_dispensaries": "91", "tax_rate": "8.6 percent to 9.6 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$150", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health Services", "possession_limits": "2 1/2 ounces and 12 plants" }, { "state": "California", "date_adopted": 1996, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "76,431", "number_of_dispensaries": "Unknown at the state level", "tax_rate": "7.5 percent to 9 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$66", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Public Health", "possession_limits": "8 ounces and six mature plants or 12 immature plants" }, { "state": "Colorado", "date_adopted": 2000, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "112,859", "number_of_dispensaries": "512", "tax_rate": "2.9 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$15", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Public Health and Environment ", "possession_limits": "2 ounces and six plants (only three mature)" }, { "state": "Connecticut", "date_adopted": 2012, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "3,801", "number_of_dispensaries": "6", "tax_rate": "6.6 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$100", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Consumer Protection", "possession_limits": "2 1/2 ounces" }, { "state": "D.C", "date_adopted": 2010, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "3,844", "number_of_dispensaries": "3", "tax_rate": "6 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$100", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "2 ounces" }, { "state": "Delaware", "date_adopted": 2011, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "350", "number_of_dispensaries": "1", "tax_rate": "None", "fee_to_get_card": "$125", "regulatory_agency": "Division of Public Health", "possession_limits": "6 ounces" }, { "state": "Guam", "date_adopted": 2014, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "TBD", "number_of_patients": "0", "number_of_dispensaries": "TBD", "tax_rate": "TBD", "fee_to_get_card": "TBD", "regulatory_agency": "TBD", "possession_limits": "TBD" }, { "state": "Hawaii", "date_adopted": 2000, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "No", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "13,000", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "N/A", "fee_to_get_card": "$38.50", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "3 ounces and seven plants" }, { "state": "Illinois", "date_adopted": 2013, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "2,600", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "8 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$100", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Public Health", "possession_limits": "2 1/2 ounces" }, { "state": "Maine", "date_adopted": 1999, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "1,480", "number_of_dispensaries": "8", "tax_rate": "5 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "None", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health and Human Services", "possession_limits": "2 1/2 ounces and six mature plants" }, { "state": "Maryland", "date_adopted": 2014, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "0", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "None", "fee_to_get_card": "$50", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health and Mental Hygiene", "possession_limits": "4 ounces" }, { "state": "Massachusetts", "date_adopted": 2012, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "9,150", "number_of_dispensaries": "1", "tax_rate": "None", "fee_to_get_card": "$50", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Public Health", "possession_limits": "10 ounces" }, { "state": "Michigan", "date_adopted": 2008, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "No", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "146,811", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "N/A", "fee_to_get_card": "$60", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs", "possession_limits": "2 1/2 ounces and 12 plants" }, { "state": "Minnesota", "date_adopted": 2014, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "98", "number_of_dispensaries": "2", "tax_rate": "None", "fee_to_get_card": "$200", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "30-day supply of non-smokable marijuana" }, { "state": "Montana", "date_adopted": 2004, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "No", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "30,000", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "N/A", "fee_to_get_card": "$75", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health and Human Services", "possession_limits": "1 ounce and four mature plants and 12 seedlings" }, { "state": "Nevada", "date_adopted": 2000, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "9,345", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "2 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$100", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health and Human Services", "possession_limits": "2 1/2 ounces and 12 mature plants" }, { "state": "New Hampshire", "date_adopted": 2013, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "0", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "None", "fee_to_get_card": "?", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health and Human Services", "possession_limits": "2 ounces" }, { "state": "New Jersey", "date_adopted": 2010, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "3,727", "number_of_dispensaries": "3", "tax_rate": "7 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$200", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "2 ounces" }, { "state": "New Mexico", "date_adopted": 2007, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "15,265", "number_of_dispensaries": "not disclosed", "tax_rate": "5.125 percent to 8.8675 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "Free", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "6 ounces and 16 plants (only four mature)" }, { "state": "New York", "date_adopted": 2014, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "No", "number_of_patients": "0", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "4 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$50", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "30-day supply of non-smokable marijuana products" }, { "state": "Oregon", "date_adopted": 1998, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "No", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "72,547", "number_of_dispensaries": "0", "tax_rate": "N/A", "fee_to_get_card": "$200", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Human Services", "possession_limits": "24 ounces and 24 plants (only six mature)" }, { "state": "Rhode Island", "date_adopted": 2006, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "11,384", "number_of_dispensaries": "2", "tax_rate": "7 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$100", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "2 1/2 ounces and 12 plants" }, { "state": "Vermont", "date_adopted": 2004, "method": "Legislation", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "2,060", "number_of_dispensaries": "4", "tax_rate": "None", "fee_to_get_card": "$50", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Public Safety", "possession_limits": "2 ounces and nine plants (only two mature)" }, { "state": "Washington", "date_adopted": 1998, "method": "Ballot initiative", "caregivers": "Yes", "dispensaries": "Yes", "cultivation": "Yes", "number_of_patients": "unclear", "number_of_dispensaries": "unclear", "tax_rate": "37 percent", "fee_to_get_card": "$0", "regulatory_agency": "Department of Health", "possession_limits": "8 ounces and six plants" } ]