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Voters in California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts voted last week to legalize recreational use of marijuana. That makes 8 states plus Washington, D.C., that now permit recreational use. Even more permit medical use. 

, former senior advisor at the White House Office of national Drug Control Policy, talked about what the consequences of legalizing marijuana might be.

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Correction (Nov. 17, 2016): In this broadcast conversation, we used an inaccurate count of the states that have approved recreational marijuana use. There are 8 of those states, including Maine, which narrowly approved recreational use in a referendum on Election Day. The vote there was so close that opponents are requesting a recount. The other states on the list: Alaska, California, Colorado, Washington, Massachusetts, Nevada and Oregon, along with Washington D.C. The audio from the original broadcast is included on this page.  

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Voters in California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts voted last week to legalize recreational use of marijuana. What are the consequences of legalizing marijuana?

Voters in California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts voted last week to legalize recreational use of marijuana. That makes 7 states that now permit recreational use, and even more that permit medical use. Kerri Miller talks to Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham and Kevin Sabet, former senior advisor at the White House Office of national Drug Control Policy about what the consequences of legalizing marijuana might be.

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When we aired this program about marijuana on Wednesday, Kerri incorrectly said that there are 7 states that have approved recreational marijuana use. It's actually 8, if you count Maine, which narrowly approved recreational use in a referendum on Election Day. Because this conversation was cut short due to a breaking news story, we are planning another show about marijuana policy in the next few weeks. Stay tuned.

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