Pubdate: Fri, 28 Oct 2016
Source: USA Today (US)
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Author: Trevor Hughes

AFTER ELECTION DAY, ACCESS TO MARIJUANA LIKELY TO REACH ALL-TIME HIGH 
ACROSS NATION

DENVER - Nearly 60 million Americans may wake up Nov. 9 to find voters
in their states have abolished long-standing marijuana prohibitions, a
three-fold expansion for legal cannabis across the country.

Another 24 million Americans could find themselves in states with
newly legal medical marijuana use, a smaller but still significant
expansion of legalized pot around the United States. Already, half of
the states permit some form of medical marijuana use, and more than
half of all Americans live in a state that has approved medical marijuana.

California, experts say, will likely play the most significant role in
cannabis legalization on Nov. 8. Voters in our most populous state are
widely expected to approve the "Adult Use of Marijuana Act," adding
nearly 40 million names to the list of people who live in a state with
legal pot.
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