The Week In Weed: November 11, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's happening in the world of legalized marijuana.

This week, it's all about the election. It was a mixed bag for cannabis – two states voted YES and three states voted NO. Let's have a look at each. Note: shout-out to Marijuana Moment, for their excellent election coverage, including live results by county for each state.

MARYLAND

This was a race the pollsters got right. The prediction for months had been that Maryland would vote in favor of legalizing adult-use marijuana, and they did. Statewide, the margin of victory was about 65% – 35%. What's interesting about the results is that Question 4 won in every county, except for Garrett County (the furthest west in the state). Even there, the vote was 53% against to 47% in favor. Maryland may be a reliably blue state overall, but that's because the areas around Baltimore and DC are more populous and more liberal than the rest of the state. Once you head