STATES LEAN LEFT ON LOCAL VOTES
by Josh Sanburn
Nov 12, 2016
3 minutes
THERE WAS MORE TO ELECTION DAY THAN A HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL VOTE. Across the country, voters considered 162 ballot measures in 35 states, ushering in sweeping changes involving the legalization of marijuana, the future of the death penalty, the regulation of guns, the minimum wage, health care and even changes in how bail bonds are administered.
MARIJUANA
Legal marijuana took a huge step forward on Election Day, with three states voting to allow recreational use and four approving the drug for medical purposes. California, Massachusetts and Nevada became the
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