Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 1, 2023
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September 1, 2023: Twenty-three of the twenty-four Democratically controlled states have legalized recreational marijuana. Hawaii is the only state which has not legalized recreational marijuana in which the Democratic Party controls both the governorship and both legislative houses. Nine of these states did so using ballot measures, and seven did so through legislation.
Montana and Missouri are the only states with Republican control of the governorship and both legislative houses that have legalized recreational marijuana, and each of these states did so using ballot measures. There are pending legalization ballot measures in Florida, Nebraska, and Ohio.
Five of the 11 states with divided governments have legalized recreational marijuana. Three used ballot measures, and two used legislation.
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