Track marijuana election results from across the country

The legalization of marijuana Voting was scheduled for Tuesday in four states.

Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota each voted on measures to legalize recreational marijuana, while voters in Nebraska weighed in on both recreational and medical marijuana.

Here are the latest vote counts for each measure and what they would do.

Florida

Florida voters apparently failed to do so Amendment 3.

Decision-making office head office and the Associated press called the race on Tuesday, with the measure several percentage points below the 60% approval threshold.

Amendment 3 asked voters to consider a state constitutional amendment that would allow the possession, purchase and use of marijuana for non-medical purposes by adults 21 and older.

The amendment would also have allowed medical marijuana treatment centers and other licensed state entities to acquire, cultivate, process, produce, sell and distribute marijuana products and accessories.

Nebraska

On the ballot in Nebraska, Initiative measures 437 and 438 relate to the legalization of medical marijuana. (Recreational marijuana is illegal in the state.)

Initiative measure 437 asked voters to consider a statute that would legalize the use, possession and acquisition of up to 5 ounces of cannabis for medical purposes, with a written recommendation from a health care provider.
Initiative measure 438 asked voters to consider a statute that would legalize the possession, production, distribution, supply and dispensation of cannabis for medical purposes by registered private entities. The statute would also create the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission to regulate the industry.

USA TODAY Nebraska results page shows 72% of votes in favor of Measure 437 and 68% of votes in favor of Measure 438, with 61% of results reported Wednesday at noon ET.

North Dakota

The initiated Measure 5 asked voters to decide whether the consumption and sale of marijuana should be allowed for adults over the age of 21 and to create a regulatory body for the drug.

Medical marijuana is already legal in the state.

USA TODAY North Dakota results page showed the “No” vote leading 52.5%-47.5%, with over 99% of votes reported as of noon Wednesday. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday, stating that voters had rejected the measure.

South Dakota

The initiated Measure 29 would allow the possession, cultivation, ingestion and distribution of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia by adults 21 years of age and older.

USA TODAY South Dakota results page showed the “No” vote in the lead 60%-39%, with 44% of votes counted as of Wednesday at noon ET.