Five states went green in this 2020 election.
On November 3rd, New Jersey became the 12th state to legalize recreational cannabis in the Untied States, and Montana and Arizona soon followed suit. Voters approved a robust medical cannabis program in Mississippi, and history was made in South Dakota when medical marijuana and recreational cannabis became legal in the same night. In every state where medical or recreational cannabis was on the ballot, it was approved.
The election brought the total number of states to legalize recreational marijuana in the U.S. from 11 to 15, and the total to legalize medical marijuana from 33 to 35.
We documented projections for each cannabis bill in 2020’s green wave.
ARIZONA
Proposition 207: Legalize Recreational Marijuana:
With 85% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press and CNN project Proposition 207 will pass, legalizing recreational cannabis in the state of Arizona.
MISSISSIPPI
Statewide Measure 1A: Allow Medical Marijuana (either initiative):
With 93% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press projects the measure to legalize medical marijuana will pass.
Statewide Measure 1B: Initiative 65 or Initiative 65A
With 93% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press projects Initiative 65 will pass, legalizing a robust medical marijuana program in the state.
MONTANA
Initiative 190:
With 93% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press projects Initiative 190 will pass, legalizing recreational cannabis in Big Sky Country.
Constitutional Initiative 118:
With 93% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press projects Constitutional Initiative 118 will pass, legalizing recreational cannabis in Big Sky Country.
NEW JERSEY
Constitutional Amendment SCR183 : Legalize Recreational Marijuana:
With 63% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press and The New York Times project Constitutional Amendment SCR183 will pass by a wide margin, making it the 12th state to legalize recreational marijuana in the U.S.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Constitutional Amendment A: Legalize Recreational Marijuana
With 95% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press and The New York Times report Constitutional Amendment A will pass, making South Dakota the first state to legalize both recreational and medical marijuana in the same election.
Measure 26: Legalize Medical Marijuana
With 95% of precincts reporting, The Associated Press and The New York Times report Measure 26 will pass by a wide margin, making medical marijuana legal in South Dakota.
See GreenState’s map of cannabis legality by state here: