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5 states may legalize recreational marijuana use this year - here's what we know

Ben Gilbert   

5 states may legalize recreational marijuana use this year - here's what we know
Law Order1 min read

Nearly half of the US has already legalized marijuana for either medical or recreational use. This November, nine states could continue the trend.

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Marijuana at the Grass Station marijuana shop in Denver, Colorado.

Of those nine states, five have ballot initiatives that could result in legal recreational use. Most significantly, California could legalize recreational use - thus making the entire West Coast a legal enclave for recreational cannabis.

All the initiatives below will be voted on this November, alongside the presidential election. Here's everything we know:

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