Earlier this fall, we examined the five states where marijuana legalization would appear before voters via ballot measures. This includes New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota, Arizona, and Mississippi.
Heading into the election, thirty-three states have legalized medical marijuana, and 11 have legalized recreational adult-use marijuana. In the last presidential election year (2016), marijuana legalization measures passed in eight out of nine states.
With the election wrapping up, voters in all five states approved various measures to legalize marijuana.
Arizona
Proposition 207: Legalize Recreational Marijuana
| Yes | 60% |
| No | 40% |
Mississippi
Statewide Measure 1a: Allow Medical Marijuana
| For either below | 69% |
| Against both below | 31% |
Statewide Measure 1b: Allow Medical Marijuana
The difference between Alternative 65A and Initiative 65 can be found here.
| Alternative 65A | 26% |
| Initiative 65 | 74% |
Montana
Constitutional Initiative 118: Establish Minimum Legal Age for Marijuana
| Yes | 58% |
| No | 42% |
Initiative 190: Legalize Recreational Marijuana
| Yes | 57% |
| No | 43% |
New Jersey
Question 1: Legalize Recreational Marijuana
| Yes | 67% |
| No | 33% |
South Dakota
Amendment A: Legalize Recreational Marijuana
| Yes | 54% |
| No | 46% |
Measure 26: Legalize Medical Marijuana
| Yes | 70% |
| No | 30% |
Other Ballot Measures
You can learn more about other non-marijuana related ballot measure results here.
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