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Cannabis in America
Election Results: How Did States Vote on Medical Marijuana?
All eyes were on the results of the presidential election on Tuesday night, and rightfully so. But America is changing in other ways, chief among which is the widening acceptance of marijuana. Nine states voted on ballot measures to legalize marijuana either recreationally or medically. See how the four states with medical measures on their ballots voted below.
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Results: Passed
Medical marijuana was legalized in Montana in 2004; however, a law that entered into effect this summer limited each dispensary to only three patients. The I-182 initiative will roll-back that limit, allowing freer reign for doctors, and expanding the range of qualified conditions.
Analysis: With 98 percent of votes counted as of this morning, 57 percent of Montana voters elected to expand the parameters of their medical marijuana program. As a result, doctors will no longer be restricted to approving the drug for three patients, dispensaries that closed when the state’s program was rolled back this summer will re-open, and PTSD sufferers will now have access to medical pot.
For more information on marijuana legalization state by state, click here for “The State of Weed.”
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