As the U.S. continues to wait for votes to be counted to determine the result of the too-close-to-call presidential race, voters in five states approved cannabis ballot initiatives by wide margins in most places.
While the cannabis legalization measure results were announced election night and in the early hours of Wednesday morning, establishing adult-use and medical programs in those states will take time. Although what the new cannabis markets will look like in New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, Montana and Mississippi remains to be seen, industry advocates are celebrating a cannabis legalization landscape that changed overnight.
Check out the Cannabis Business Times’ Interactive Legalization Map for an update on where cannabis is legal now, and as always, click on each individual state for the latest news and updates.
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