IndustryDevelopments | International & State WA VT NH MT OR ID WY NV UT CA CO KS MO KY NC TN AZ NM TX OK AR MS LA FL AK AL GA SC NE IA OH IL IN WV VA DE MD DC SD ND MN MA WI MI PA NJ NY RI CT ME HI ■ Medical ■ Recreational Note: This map does not include states that have legalized only CBD-based oils. © 2020 Marijuana Business Daily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of Sept. 15, 2020. State News Arizona The state Supreme Court ruled that a voter initiative to legalize a commercial recreational marijuana program in Arizona will appear on the November ballot, removing the final legal challenge. In a last-ditch effort to keep the issue off the ballot, opponents had argued that the initiative summary failed to outline a host of changes that would be made into state law, including that a proposed 16% excise tax on marijuana sales could not be increased. The state Supreme Court agreed with Superior Court Judge James Smith, who wrote that the principal provisions of the Smart and Safe Arizona Act were included in the summary. For more information about the ballot initiative, see page 48. 26 Marijuana Business Magazine | October 2020