After Tuesday, as Ohio voters approved a ballot measure to allow recreational marijuana use, more than half of Americans now reside in states where marijuana will be legal, Axios reports. Ohio became the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use for nonmedical purposes, with nearly 57% voting for the ballot initiative. Ohio's new law could go into effect in 30 days and allows those 21 and older to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis in most forms and grow up to six plants at home, with a household max of 12 plants.
Medicinal use is legal in 38 states. Seven in 10 Americans think marijuana use should be legal, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. This is the highest level yet after holding steady at 68% for three years. The majority support crosses political party lines. The legalized marijuana market is worth $64 billion and has nearly tripled in three years. An analyst said that he expected that state-based legalization efforts would continue to shift toward red states as the number of "pickup opportunities" in blue states has narrowed.