The Appalachian Trail encompasses over 2,000 miles of land, both state and federal land. Despite this, the Trail has a longstanding history with the use of recreational drugs amongst hikers including marijuana and most recently heroin. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, the use of schedule class 1 drugs such as Marijuana, Heroin, Cocaine, LSD and other drugs are illegal in the United States by the federal government. The use of schedule 1 drugs is prohibited on federal land and in spite of this there has been prolific uses of drugs on the trail specifically Marijana. Interestingly enough, numerous states that the Appalachian Trail passes through have legalized Marijuana for medical and recreational purposes. The northeastern portion of the Appalachian trail is affected by this change as the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and New Hampshire have legalized medical marijuana use. The legalization of marijuana recreationally has come into play in the states of Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. While legal to use in those states any class 1 drug is considered prohibited to use on state or federal land.