Three states approve recreational use of marijuana

CNN: Four other states voted whether marijuana should be used for medical reasons. So far, people in Florida and North Dakota have voted yes, according to their election results websites. The number of adults who have smoked weed has nearly doubled in three years, according to a Gallup poll released in August. Prior to the vote, it was legal to use recreational marijuana only in four states and in the District of Columbia. Colorado and Washington state voted to OK it in 2012. Alaska and Oregon voters approved it in 2014. Medical marijuana is legal in half of US states and was on state ballots this year in Montana, Florida and North Dakota.

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