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This week's question was, In the 14 states and D.C. where marijuana legalization was on the ballot and passed, what was the average yes vote?
You answered: 58%
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Voters decided on legalization measures in 14 states and D.C. The average yes vote was 58%, and the average no vote was 42%, with an average margin of victory of 16 percentage points.
As of June 8, 2023, 23 states and Washington, D.C., had legalized the possession and personal use of marijuana for recreational purposes.[1][2][3][4]
- In 12 states and D.C., the ballot initiative process was used to legalize marijuana.
- In two states, the legislature referred a measure to the ballot for voter approval.
- In nine states, bills to legalize marijuana were enacted into law.
Learn more about marijuana legalization here.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedncsl - ↑ Smart Approaches to Marijuana, "MJ Laws Map," accessed June 15, 2022
- ↑ Marijuana Policy Project, "Map of state marijuana laws," accessed June 15, 2022
- ↑ This number does not include South Dakota, where voters approved a marijuana legalization initiative in 2020 that was later struck down by the state's supreme court
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