In the United States, 34 states (including the District of Columbia) have legalized medical marijuana. This statistic displays the percentage of the U.S. population who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state. As of that time, an estimated 3.44 percent of California's population were medical marijuana patients.
Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state
* Medical marijuana is not available (registry not open yet).
** This is a rough estimate based on Maine's numbers. There is a registry, but only a small fraction of California patients are registered.
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Marijuana Policy Project. (July 10, 2019). Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/
Marijuana Policy Project. (2019). Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Percentage of The Population in The U.S. Who Were Medical Marijuana Patients as of July 2019, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/
Marijuana Policy Project, Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743485/medical-marijuana-patient-population-united-states-by-state/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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