<blockquote>California, Massachusetts and Nevada legalized marijuana on Tuesday in what advocates said was a reflection of the country’s changing attitude toward the drug.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/us/politics/marijuana-legalization.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=first-column-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news&amp;_r=0">Californians Legalize Marijuana in Vote That Could Echo Nationally - The New York Times</a>.
<blockquote>Supporters in California portrayed legalization as both a social justice and a criminal justice issue, saying the measure would help redress the disproportionate numbers of arrests and convictions among minorities for drug crimes.</blockquote>