Five states featured ballot measures asking voters whether to legalize marijuana in some capacity. In all five states, the pro-legalization side prevailed.
NEW JERSEY
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Public Question 1 asked voters to weigh a constitutional amendment to legalize the possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana for adults age 21 or older. The measure passed with 67.2% of the vote, the Associated Press reported.
ARIZONA
Proposition 207 would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults who are at least 21 years old and impose a 16% excise tax on the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products.
The measure passed with 60% of the vote, according to the Associated Press.
MONTANA
Ballot measure CI-118 asked voters to decide if the state legislature has the authority to establish the legal age for purchasing, consuming, or possessing marijuana by way of a constitutional amendment. It passed with 57.7% of the vote.
A second ballot measure, Initiative No. 190, asked voters to decide if people 21 and older may legally possess and use up to 1 ounce of marijuana. Voters also weighed whether to grant the revenue department the power to develop rules to regulate marijuana businesses. It passed with 56.6% of the vote, the Associated Press reported.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Constitutional Amendment A, a measure that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults who are at least 21 years old, passed with 53.4% of the vote, according to the Associated Press.
MISSISSIPPI
Ballot Measure 1, a measure that would amend the state constitution to establish a medical marijuana program for people with debilitating medical conditions, passed with 67.9% of the vote, according to the Associated Press.
