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Utah is one of four states with marijuana initiatives on fall voting ballots

Related Topics: Ballot, Cannabis (drug)

Nine states have legalized marijuana for so-called recreational use since 2012, including eight at the ballot box. Thirty-one states have authorized the drug for medical purposes. Four states have marijuana ballot questions this fall. Here’s a look at them:

The proposal would amend state law to make recreational marijuana legal a decade after voters approved it medically. People 21 and older could possess up to 2.5 ounces (71 grams) of marijuana outside their home or up to 10 ounces (283 grams) within their residence, where they could grow up to 12 plants.

A 10 percent tax on marijuana would be assessed by retailers, on top of the 6 percent state sales tax.