Alcohol taxes, privatization, and "charge for harm"
Massachusetts voted to repeal a 6.25 percent alcohol tax, and Washington has blocked at least one measure seeking to privatize liquor distribution. Meanwhile, California approved Prop. 26, possibly negating efforts to require the alcohol industry, among others, to pay for the harm caused by their products.
Marijuana legalization, medical marijuana
California's efforts to legalize marijuana -- a.k.a. Proposition 19 -- fell short with 56 percent of voters rejecting the measure. Initiatives in South Dakota and Oregon related to medical marijuana also failed, and an Arizona initiative looks to falter, as well. South Dakota's Measure 13 lost without a doubt: only 37 percent of voters gave their support. Oregon's Measure 74 didn't fare much better, garnering only 42 percent in "yes" votes. With only a few votes to count -- and less than a 7,000 vote margin -- Arizona rejected Proposition 203.
To read more of the results nationwide, click here.
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