This statistic shows the number of U.S. states that had approved the selected diseases for treatment with medical marijuana, as of 2015. AIDS or HIV and cancer had been approved for treatment with marijuana in 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Number of U.S. states that approved selected diseases for treatment with medical marijuana as of 2015
Each state has specific laws pertaining to the treatment of diseases with medical marijuana. For more detail on such laws pertaining to these diseases please refer to page 30 of the report.
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Marijuana Policy Project. (August 1, 2016). Number of U.S. states that approved selected diseases for treatment with medical marijuana as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/585390/medical-marijuana-approved-diseases-us-states/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Number of U.S. states that approved selected diseases for treatment with medical marijuana as of 2015." Chart. August 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/585390/medical-marijuana-approved-diseases-us-states/
Marijuana Policy Project. (2016). Number of U.S. states that approved selected diseases for treatment with medical marijuana as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/585390/medical-marijuana-approved-diseases-us-states/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Number of U.S. States That Approved Selected Diseases for Treatment with Medical Marijuana as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/585390/medical-marijuana-approved-diseases-us-states/
Marijuana Policy Project, Number of U.S. states that approved selected diseases for treatment with medical marijuana as of 2015 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/585390/medical-marijuana-approved-diseases-us-states/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of U.S. states that approved selected diseases for treatment with medical marijuana as of 2015 [Graph], Marijuana Policy Project, August 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/585390/medical-marijuana-approved-diseases-us-states/