Daily Mail map reveals where marijuana dispensaries are most plentiful as US ... trends now
Denver residents looking to indulge in the high holiday of 4/20 will be pleased to discover the city has earned the title of most weed-friendly in the US.
The Mile High City took the top spot in an analysis of the pro-weed attitudes and policies in America's largest metro areas - thanks to its abundance of marijuana dispensaries and Colorado's relaxed drug laws.
Cities earning spots two through five were Portland, Oregon; Las Vegas; Buffalo, New York; and Baltimore - all of which are in states that have fully legalized marijuana.
Americans in the south looking to smoke, however, will be disappointed to find many southern cities don't extend courtesies to their 4/20 celebrants.
Louisville, Kentucky placed in the last spot for friendliest cities. Its home state only permits medicinal marijuana, restricting use to patients with 15 health conditions who have been recommended by doctors to consume the drug.
Preceding Louisville, Dallas; Atlanta; Houston; and Birmingham, Alabama took spots 49 through 46.
The rankings come from a Real Estate Witch and Leafly report that graded the 50 largest US metro areas based on 15 metrics.
They included the legal status and price of marijuana, number of dispensaries per 100,000 residents, number of fast food restaurants per 100,000 people, internet searches for weed-related terms and number of visits to online marijuana resources.
The findings revealed the top 14 friendliest weed cities were all in states where the drug is completely legal.
No cities located in states that prohibit marijuana in all forms made the list and the 15 least-friendly cities were all in states where the drug is only permitted under certain conditions.
Denver took the top spot in part because it has four times the number of dispensaries and 2.5 times the number of head shops as the average American city - with 10.4 dispensaries per 100,000 people.
The city also has 'unbeatable' pot prices. An ounce of high-quality weed costs $242, compared to the nationwide average of $318.
However, Portland, which held the top spot last year but slipped to second in 2024, has even cheaper marijuana - costing $213 per ounce. And thanks to its abundance of dispensaries - 13.7 per 100,000 residents - people in search of the drug won't have a problem getting their fix.
For the third year in a row, Washington, DC has the most expensive weed, with one ounce of high-quality marijuana costing $597.
Other findings revealed Kansas City, Missouri is the most improved - rising 13 spots from 22nd place in 2023 to ninth place this year.
While Missouri only legalized recreational marijuana two years ago, Kansas City already has double the number of dispensaries
