Status
Legalized
Takes Effect:
2023
Democratic Governor John Carney announced on April 21, 2023 that he would let a pair of adult-use legalization bills — House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 — become law without his signature.
ADULT-USE POSSESSION LIMITS
- Flower: 1 oz
- Concentrate: 12 g
- Edibles: (cannabis products containing Delta-9) that do not exceed 750 milligrams
HOME CULTIVATION
- No
STATE-LICENSED RETAILERS OPERATIONAL
- No. Regulators must begin accepting business license applications by August 1, 2024. Regulators must begin accepting cultivation licenses by October 1, 2024.
THC LIMITS ON COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCTS
- No
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR OFF-THE-JOB CONSUMPTION
- No
PROCESS TO EXPUNGE/SEAL PAST CONVICTIONS
- Yes. Separate legislation enacted in 2018 “provides mandatory expungement eligibility to individuals who were convicted of the possession [of one ounce or less], use or consumption of marijuana prior to Delaware’s decriminalization of these offenses.”
PER SE TRAFFIC SAFETY LIMITS
- Yes
PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION
- Yes