Remember back in 2012, when the first few states legalized recreational weed and the world felt bright and hopeful? Well, we might be entering our prohibition era now.

Now, nearly half the country has legal recreational weed and more than 79% of Americans live in a county with at least one dispensary. And the money is flowing. The market supports more than 440,000 full-time equivalent jobs and added more than $115 billion to the economy last year, according to data from Flowhub.

But anti-drug activists in Maine and Massachusetts are pushing to repeal their state’s legal cannabis markets through 2026 ballot initiatives. If their attempts are successful, the states would roll back their recreational cannabis laws, eliminating dispensaries and related operations.

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