<P> The recreational use of cannabis is legal in 9 states ( Alaska , California , Colorado , Maine , Massachusetts , Nevada , Oregon , Vermont , and Washington ) plus the District of Columbia , and decriminalized in another 13 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands . Commercial distribution of cannabis is allowed in all jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized , except Vermont and the District of Columbia . Prior to January 2018 , the Cole Memorandum provided some protection against the enforcement of federal law in states that have legalized , but it was rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions . </P>
what places in the us is weed legal
Alaska California Colorado Maine Massachusetts Nevada Oregon Vermont Washington