As of January 2024, 11 US states have not legalized cannabis in any form. These include Idaho, Wyoming, Kansas, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Nebraska, North Carolina, Indiana and Wisconsin. In Kentucky, medical cannabis was approved as of March 2023, indicating a shift in policy for that state.
States such as Idaho and Wyoming maintain a complete ban on cannabis, although there are emerging signs of reform, while states like Alabama and Kansas are seeing growing support for medical cannabis, with legislative efforts reflecting this shift.
Kansas, amidst 38 states legalizing medicinal cannabis, remains one of the last strongholds of prohibition, with its Senate and House yet to agree on the issue.
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