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Maryland Buying Cannabis (2026)

Permitted: Adults 21 and older may buy cannabis in Maryland from licensed dispensaries, with a limit of the personal-use amount per customer per day, tracked statewide.

PermittedVerified May 31, 2026

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Adults 21 and older may buy cannabis in Maryland from licensed dispensaries, with a limit of the personal-use amount per customer per day, tracked statewide. Sales are taxed at 9%.

Official source: cannabis.maryland.gov →

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Buying Cannabis in states bordering Maryland

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

DelawarePermitted
Adults 21 and older may buy cannabis in Delaware from dispensaries licensed by the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC); sales launched August 1, 2025. The per-transaction limit is the same as the possession cap.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: omc.delaware.gov · Full Delaware rule →
District of ColumbiaConditional
The District of Columbia has no legal recreational cannabis sales market, so buying or selling cannabis recreationally is illegal there. Adults 21 and older may gift or transfer up to 1 ounce without payment. A licensed medical market operates separately.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: mayor.dc.gov · Full District of Columbia rule →
PennsylvaniaConditional
Pennsylvania has no recreational cannabis market — only registered patients may buy, and only from licensed dispensaries, using a medical ID card.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: pa.gov · Full Pennsylvania rule →
VirginiaConditional
Virginia has no legal adult-use retail cannabis market yet — adults may share cannabis without payment, but sales are not allowed. The 2026 bills to launch retail sales (HB 642 and SB 542, targeted for January 1, 2027) were vetoed May 19, 2026, so no retail launch date is set. Medical dispensaries operate separately.
Verified Jul 20, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
West VirginiaConditional
West Virginia has no recreational cannabis market — patients may buy only at licensed medical dispensaries, up to a 30-day supply.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: omc.wv.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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