Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur Voters in California, Nevada, and Massachusetts have legalized adult cannabis use. Ballots are still being counted in Maine, and it looks extraordinarily tight, but the Yes On 1 campaign declared victory early this morning. Arizona voters turned down their recreational cannabis initiative. Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota, and Montana each voted for either allowing medical ...

Article by Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter “I am so happy it worked out.” Tommy Chong was a very happy man on Tuesday night. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor, comedian and marijuana advocate said he was not surprised California voters approved a ballot measure which allows recreational use of marijuana to become legal. “I am celebrating right now,” Chong ...

Article by ABC News 7 KATV Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, has been passed by Arkansas voters. Family Council President Jerry Cox released the following statement after amendment passed: “This fight is not over. The battle now shifts to the Arkansas Legislature. … “A clever and grossly misleading advertising campaign funded by the marijuana industry deceived enough people ...

Article by Alison Bauter, Boston Patch Marijuana will soon be fully legal in Massachusetts, subjecting it to taxes and rules similar to those that currently apply to alcohol, after Ballot Question 4 passed Tuesday night, according to preliminary election results. The ballot battle was called shortly before midnight, with 66 percent of state results recorded. The “Yes on 4” pro-legalization ...

Article by Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, making California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The approval of the ballot measure creates the largest market for marijuana products in the U.S. It comes six years after California voters narrowly rejected a similar measure. Activists said passage would ...

Article by Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational marijuana initiatives Tuesday night, and several other states passed medical marijuana provisions, in what is turning out to be the biggest electoral victory for marijuana reform since 2012, when Colorado and Washington first approved the drug’s recreational use. In addition to the states above, local outlets in Maine are declaring ...

Article by Tamsin McMahon, The Globe and Mail Marijuana was one of the winners of an otherwise bitterly divisive presidential election campaign, as voters in several states voted to support measures that would permit some legal use of the drug. Legalized marijuana was the most common among a raft of ballot measures – 162 in 35 states – on policy ...

Article by Harriet Taylor, CNBC Eaze fulfills a simple function: Push button, get pot. The average order is around $10 and cannabis can be delivered in as little as 15 minutes, said Eaze CEO Keith McCarty. But unlike its customers — marijuana dispensaries — Eaze is a tech company and one of a growing number of cannabis tech start-ups using ...

Article by Alex Livingston, KTVB It’s a topic that has sparked debate across the nation over the last few years – legalizing marijuana. In Idaho, recreational and medical marijuana is still illegal. Last month, Kelsey Osborne, a Gooding mother of two, had her children taken from her after she gave her daughter a smoothie with marijuana in it as an ...

Article by Jen Christensen, CNN On this election day, voters in five states will get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally. It’s on the ballot in California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. Voters will also decide whether it should be used for medical reasons in three other states. The drug is still illegal under federal law, ...