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Marijuana Could Change the 2016 Election

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 10/13/2015 - 10:30

Several states will be voting on whether or not to legalize marijuana in the 2016 election. We know for sure that Arizona, California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts will be voting on the issue, and that Missouri, Michigan, and Florida might join that group soon.

That's how the question arises: Will states voting on legalizing marijuana affect who becomes the next president?

Nevada and Florida are both sought-after swing states: Whoever wins in those states often wins the election. So how do things change in the upcoming presidential election if marijuana is likely to be legalized in these states?

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"The backers for a lot of these [marijuana] initiatives are smart," John Hudak, a fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institute, told ATTN:. "They recognize that turnout for issues that...

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