Cenk Uygur
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Marijuana and Marriage Equality- State by State Decisions
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November 8, 2012
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2:21Now Playing"Given the relative stasis in the presidential and Congressional election results, perhaps the most exciting news last night was at the level of state ballot initiatives. They ran the gamut from allowing same-sex marriage to banning same-sex marriage, from raising taxes to banning tax increases, etc. Here's what won, what lost and by how much:
Marijuana wins big
Marijuana legalization referenda won big in Colorado (with 54.5 percent supporting at last tally) and Washington (55.4 percent) but fell short in Oregon, trailing by about 10 points at press. Massachusetts, which has already decriminalized recreational use of marijuana, passed an initiative fully legalizing medical use.
Same-sex marriage runs the table
Four states considered same-sex marriage ballot referenda on Tuesday, and at least three of them ended up siding with gay rights advocates on the issue. In Maryland, voters ratified the same-sex marriage law signed earlier in the year in that state; a measure to legalize same-sex marriage was leaning ahead in Washington state as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Maine reversed a 2009 vote that prevented same-sex marriage from being legalized and Minnesota rejected a state constitutional amendment banning it. That means that nine states (Massachusetts, Iowa, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Maine, Maryland and Washington) and DC now allow gay, lesbian, and bi couples to marry."*
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