Global Ganja Report

Election day, Nov. 5, saw the defeat of ballot measures to legalize cannabis in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota. In Florida, the measure actually received upwards of 1.2 million more "yes" than "no" votes. However, because of unique rules in Florida, the constitutional amendment required support from a supermajority (60%) of voters, and it did not meet that threshold. The amendment was publicly opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who spent millions of dollars on taxpayer-funded messaging and made several unfounded claims against the initiative.

Adult-use legalization initiatives in the Dakotas failed to gain majority support from voters.

There were some victories, however. Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved a pair of ballot measures to provide qualifying patients with access to medical cannabis.

In Texas, voters in Dallas and the smaller cities of Lockhart and Bastrop decided in favor of municipal measures prohibiting local law enforcement from making low-level marijuana-related arrests. (NORML)

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