In this article, we are going to discuss the 10 US cities with the highest weed consumption per capita. If you want to check out our detailed analysis of the cannabis industry in the United States, the state of the marijuana black market, and the recent acquisitions in the cannabis industry, head to 30 US Cities with the Highest Weed Consumption per Capita.
10. Lincoln, NE
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 13.83g
The state of Nebraska has decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis, punishing possession of up to one ounce with a $300 citation for first-time offenders, but the sale of any amount of marijuana is still a felony. That does not stop in-state residents from crossing into Colorado and other western states, where it is legal, to bring back cannabis products.
9. Lake Charles, LA
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 13.84g
In 2022, Louisiana legalized recreational hemp edibles with limited amounts of THC for adults aged 21 and older. However, the state’s legislators recently passed a bill to decrease the potency of recreational hemp edibles from 8 mg to 5 mg of THC per serving and granted exclusive rights to medical cannabis farming to two private companies.
8. Kyle, TX
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 15.86g
Recreational use of marijuana is illegal in Texas, though small amounts have been decriminalized in several cities and counties. As for legal medical marijuana, it’s still restrictive and requires a prescription.
7. Waterloo, IA
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 16.55g
Iowans have to regularly flock to nearby states that have legalized recreational cannabis, such as Illinois. However, hemp and CBD products are legal for consumers to possess and registered retailers to sell in the Hawkeye State.
6. Johnson City, TN
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 18.03g
Cannabis is illegal for most use in the Volunteer State, however, according to a MTSU poll, more than 80% of Tennesseeans support legalizing marijuana in some capacity.
5. Cheyenne, WY
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 20.3g
Wyoming has some of the strictest cannabis laws in the United States and it is prohibited to possess, distribute, cultivate, sell, or use cannabis in the state. There was an effort to decriminalize the herb in Cheyenne in 2023 but it did not come to fruition.
4. Bloomington, MN
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 25.23g
Minnesota legalized recreational cannabis last year but full-scale retail marijuana sales aren’t set to start until 2025, because of the time it will take to draft regulations and issue licenses. Only a handful of tribally owned businesses are selling recreational weed in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, as tribal sovereignty exempts them from state regulation.
3. Manchester, NH
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 34.37g
Marijuana is the most frequently abused drug in New Hampshire, however, the herb will remain illegal in the state after the House recently voted to table a legalization bill that won approval in the state Senate.
2. Huntington, WV
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 38.91g
Recreational marijuana use is illegal in West Virginia but the state has become more lenient with time when it comes to arresting people for the drug. About 1,600 residents were arrested for the offense in 2022, half the number in 2010.
1. New Britain, CT
Annual Weed Consumption per Capita: 43.15g
Legal adult-use cannabis sales officially began across Connecticut in January 2023 and in its first year, the state witnessed $274 million in total sales between the recreational and medical cannabis markets combined.
If you’re curious about which other cities love their MJ, check out our complete list of the 30 US Cities with the Highest Weed Consumption per Capita.
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