Posted on 11/02/2020 2:59:17 PM PST by BeauBo
As voters head to the polls to select the next president, citizens of five states will decide whether to legalize medical or recreational marijuana.
Right now, 33 states have legalized medical cannabis, according to CNN. Eleven of those states have legalized marijuana for recreational use.
In 2016, pot measures passed in eight out of nine states where it was on the ballot.
Here’s a look at the states where voters will decide the future of pot:
Arizona A proposition on the ballot would legalize the possession and use of marijuana for adults who are 21 or older. People would be permitted to grow six marijuana plants at their home as long as the plants aren’t in public view...
Four years ago, voters narrowly rejected a measure to legalize recreational marijuana.
Mississippi There are two measures on the ballot in Mississippi that aim to legalize pot for medical purposes...
Montana The state will see two marijuana initiatives (for recreational use) on the November ballot...
New Jersey Question No. 1 on the ballot would make pot legal for adults 21 and older. Medical marijuana is already legal in New Jersey...
The constitutional amendment would take effect on January 1 and would make Jersey the first state in the Mid-Atlantic to legalize marijuana, according to Ballotpedia.
Because of the economic impact expected to be brought in by residents of neighboring states, it’s believed passage in New Jersey could put pressure on other states in the region to pass similar measures.
South Dakota The state will be voting on both medicinal and recreational marijuana during the general election...
BDS Analytics, a industry intelligence firm, reports the marijuana business in the United States could top $30 billion before the next presidential election.
(Excerpt) Read more at borderreport.com ...
Keep that "war on drugs" going. Give me another trillion or two to bust potheads.
“Is this a blunt assessment?”
I am just passing on the article, for situational awareness of our community. Just reporting what’s going on.
It seems to be a steady spread of marijuana legalization, each election cycle. Some win, some lose, but I don’t recall any getting rolled back, once they are enacted.
“Once the state starts taxing something, then there will always be a black market.”
Criminalization is a steep tax - and has spawned a lucrative black market.
We already have “medical” marijuana retailers in AZ , this prop would allow them to sell to the general public
I saw what you did there
I’m glad somebody got it. Now I can take a lid.
Voting to legalize medical or recreational marijuana, is like a competition to be designated as the village idiot.
Are they competing to see who is the most stupid?
Yes, because it’s so brilliant to give criminals a lucrative monopoly on the marijuana market.
Legalizing marijuana will cause job losses.
Cops to arrest users will not be needed.
Prosecutors will not be needed.
Judges will not be needed.
Prisons to house marijuana users will not be needed.
People who build prisons and maintain them will not be needed.
Marijuana growers will lose their business.
People who distribute marijuana on streets will not be needed.
That is a lot of jo bs lost.
Many years ago, it took a Constitutional amendment to prohibit alcohol. What’s so different about a plant that FedGov already had the power to ban it?
Emanations from penumbras.
Welcome to the stink-fest, folks.
That rotten crap infests half the town of Fairbanks on a daily basis since it’s become legal.
One thing to keep in mind is that marijuana users are still prohibited from buying or owning firearms under Federal law, even if it’s legal in your state of residence.
If you own guns or want to own guns, stick to alcohol for your cheap thrills.
Sounds like you’re just fine with fedgov taking a leak on the Second Amendment.
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Yup. And people smirked and pointed the finger at CA. Well, this insanity is spreading throughout the country... just like the rest of irresponsible democrat policies.
What’s insane is giving criminals a lucrative monopoly on the marijuana market.
No, just pointing out the reality of the situation.
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