The legal status of medical marijuana varies across the globe:

• United States: Legal for medical use in 38 states, with varying regulations on cultivation, distribution, and possession.
• Canada: Fully legalized for both medical and recreational use.
• United Kingdom: Medical use permitted under strict prescription guidelines.
• Australia: Legal for medical purposes, regulated at the federal and state levels.
• Germany: Available by prescription for certain medical conditions.
• Netherlands: Medical marijuana is legal, though recreational use is decriminalized.
• India: Limited legal use of cannabis-based medicines under Ayurvedic and traditional medicine practices.
• China: Strictly illegal, though hemp-derived CBD is allowed in some forms.
• Brazil: Legal for medical use under prescription with specific government approval.
• Mexico: Medical use legalized, but regulations are still evolving.
• Thailand: Legal for medical use and recently decriminalized cannabis.
• South Africa: Legal for private use but with restrictions on medical applications.