Marijuana measures run into strong opposition during 2024 election

[Craig]

AMERICANS IN FOUR STATES VOTED ON LEGISLATION, RELATED TO MARIJUANA IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES ON TUESDAY.
MEASURES PASSING IN ONE STATE WHILE THREE WENT DOWN TO DEFEAT IN THE OTHERS.
IN THE UPPER MIDWEST, NORTH DAKOTA VOTERS CONSIDERED A MEASURE WHICH ASKED THEM TO DECIDE IF THE RECREATIONAL CONSUMPTION AND SALE OF MARIJUANA SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR ADULTS OVER 21-YEARS-OLD, AND IF THERE SHOULD BE THE CREATION OF A REGULATORY BODY. IT LOST BY ABOUT FIVE POINTS OR ROUGHLY 53% TO 48%. MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS ALREADY LEGAL IN NORTH DAKOTA.
IN SOUTH DAKOTA, MEASURE 29 AS IT WAS CALLED, WOULD LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA AND ALLOW THE POSSESSION AND SALE, AS WELL AS THE USING AND GROWING OF POT BY ADULTS 21-AND-OLDER. IT WAS HEADED FOR DEFEAT BY MORE THAN TWELVE PERCENTAGE POINTS, AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING.
IN FLORIDA, A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE LEGALIZED POSSESSION AND PURCHASE OF MARIJUANA FOR RECREATIONAL USE. WHILE A MAJORITY OF FLORIDIANS WERE FOR IT, SUPPORTERS DID NOT REACH THE 60% THRESHOLD FOR PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT.
AND IN NEBRASKA, TWO MEDICAL MARIJUANA MEASURES PASSED. IT WILL NOW BE LEGAL FOR NEBRASKANS TO POSSESS, USE AND BUY UP TO 5 OUNCES OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES WITH A WRITTEN NOTE FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. IT WILL ALSO BE LEGAL FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES TO SET UP DISPENSARIES. THE STATE WILL ESTABLISH THE MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMISSION TO REGULATE IT.
THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME MEDICAL MARIJUANA SUPPORTERS HAD TRIED TO GET A LAW PASSED IN NEBRASKA. SUPPORTERS HAVE ARGUED THAT IT WILL PROVIDE RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY.
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