This November, voters in five states—North Dakota, South Dakota, Florida, Arkansas, and Nebraska—will decide on various marijuana initiatives. Polls indicate that four out of these five measures are likely to pass.
According to recent polling, all but North Dakota have enough support for their marijuana initiatives to be passed into law. This, of course, doesn’t mean that North Dakota won’t vote to legalize, it just means that there may be more work to be done in the coming months than in some of the other states.
Here’s a look at the five states with marijuana initiatives set to be considered this November, and where they stand in the polls.
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In Florida, voters will consider Amendment 3, the first of the three initiatives to be officially placed on the ballot. The initiative, proposed by Smart & Safe Florida, would legalize the possession, use, and licensed distribution of marijuana for those 21 and older. The possession limit would be set at three ounces of dried marijuana flower and five grams of marijuana concentrates. Amendment 3 would also establish a system of licensed, regulated, and taxed marijuana retail outlets, supplied by licensed growers and processors.
This figure represents a modest decrease compared to May’s sales of $170.6 million, a difference of $2.6 million between the two months.
According to the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency, recreational marijuana sales in June amounted to $275.2 million, slightly below May’s $278 million. Medical marijuana sales in June reached $1.7 million, bringing the total sales for the month to around $277 million.
