These 5 States May Legalize Cannabis This Week

We may see a green wave occur in the U.S. in the coming week, as several marijuana legalization initiatives are being decided upon.

While it looks like New Zealand won’t be legalizing recreational marijuana this year, there’s still a lot of opportunity over in the U.S. for serious gains to be made on the cannabis front.

Occurring alongside the November election, in which the United States will decide if they keep Donald Trump as President or instead choose Joe Biden, five states will be voting on differing cannabis initiatives.

Arizona

After the rejection of Arizona’s proposition 205 in November 2016, which narrowly lost with just 49% supporting it, The Arizonan Dispensaries Association has a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot for this year.

Known as both the ‘Smart and Safe Act’ and ‘Prop 207,’ the new initiative, if passed, would legalize adult-use cannabis in Arizona.

In July, the Smart & Safe Initiative had received over 420,000 signatures, nearly double the necessary 237,645 signatures required.

A recent poll by Monmouth University also revealed that the ballot should receive a slight majority of the…