One in five Americans live in a state where it is legal to smoke marijuana without a medical prescription. Eight states (and Washington DC) have now fully legalized marijuana, including permitting its use for “recreational” reasons. While that sounds like a relatively small number, the list of states includes California, which voted to fully legalize marijuana in 2016, the most populous state in the country with about 40 million residents. Interestingly, in Colorado, there are more marijuana retail outlets than Starbucks and McDonald’s combined, according to Boston Magazine. In our culture today it seems just as easy to get an ounce of marijuana as it is to buy a caramel macchiato.
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