Status: Cannabis is illegal for recreational use, though decriminalized for possessions of small amounts – medical use permitted with serious illnesses
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation: HB 110 – Bill pending action in the House Appropriations Committee that would legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis for adults 21 and older.
History of Delaware Cannabis Legislation
2011: Delaware Medical Marijuana Act is signed – allows patients with “certain serious or debilitating conditions” to use cannabis, and possess up to six ounces.
2015: HB 39 passed, it allowed possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults a civil violation punishable by a $100 fine with no possibility of jail.
2018: SB 197 signed – made it easier to expunge marijuana possession convictions.
2019: HB 243 introduced – would allow registered medical patients to grow their own cannabis.
2019: SB 45 introduced – expands decriminalization to include those under 21.
Senator Thomas Carper, Democrat
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 224-2441
Email/Website: www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-senator-carper
Address: 513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2024
Senator Christopher Coons, Democrat
Stance: Pro Medical Marijuana, against recreational.
Phone: (202) 224-5042
Email/Website: www.coons.senate.gov/contact
Address: 218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2020
Representative Lisa Blunt-Rochester, Democrat, At Large
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-4165
Email/Website: https://bluntrochester.house.gov/
Address: 1519 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515