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Politics Live Coverage amp; Results: Election 2016 Leafly Staff November 8 2016 [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Arizonaquot; ballot_measure=quot;Proposition 205quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Californiaquot; ballot_measure=quot;Proposition 64quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Mainequot; ballot_measure=quot;Question 1quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Massachusettsquot; ballot_measure=quot;Question 4quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Nevadaquot; ballot_measure=quot;Question 2quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] Updated [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Arkansasquot; ballot_measure=quot;Issue 6quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Floridaquot; ballot_measure=quot;Proposition 64quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;Montanaquot; ballot_measure=quot;Question 1quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] [leafly_bar_chart state_name=quot;North Dakotaquot; ballot_measure=quot;Question 4quot; votes_yes=quot;quot; votes_no=quot;quot; votes_reported=quot;0quot; outcome=quot;pendingquot;] Updated [leafly_election_presidential_bar_chart candidate_name_dem=quot;Hillary Clintonquot; candidate_name_gop=quot;Donald Trumpquot; electoral_votes_dem=quot;quot; electoral_votes_gop=quot;quot; last_updated=quot;quot;] 1:53p.m. Denver could vote to allowsocial consumption The big question the Mile High City faces in 2016 is Question 300 a citywide ballot measure that would create a Public Consumption Use Pilot Program. In other words: legalized social use. Question 300 would allow businesses (bars cafes yoga studios art studios) to apply for a city permit to allow bring-your-own cannabis and create indoor and/or outdoor consumption areas for adults 21 and older. Entrepreneur cannabis advocate and dispensary owner Kayvan Khalatbari is one of the creators of Question 300. He told Leafly he wishes the Yes on 300 movement had more time to educate the public. Im an eternal pessimist when it comes to elections especially in cannabis. Khalatbari said. To be honest I didnt think Amendment 64 was going to pass [in 2012] and then it surprised me. My hesitation on I-300 passing is because this topic is so darn new I dont think people had enough time to fully absorb the information and proposed reality. I believe there is still a lot of misinformation floating around about what it will actually mean for Denver. I think if people actually knew and we started this campaign in the spring as opposed to late summer we could have had that educational impact. Denver Relief co-owner Kayvan Khalatbari right talks with his employee Jeff Botkin at his shop in Denver. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley File) Part of Khalatbaris doubt rises from his fear that young voters wont turn out in the numbers that Question 300 needs in order to pass. I also worry about the presidential candidates available to us this year disenfranchising younger people from this voting process. Those are folks that are pretty on board with social use cannabis but if they arent voting it wont matter. The Yes on 300 team hosts an election watch party at the longtime Lower Denver bar El Charrito tonight beginning at 7 p.m. Lindsey Bartlett RELATED STORY Where Can I Smoke Legally in a Legal State? 1:49p.m. How are things looking? What will pass? Failure to pass the legalization proposal in California would be the only truly surprising outcome among all five state legalization measures. Christopher Ingraham Washington Post Polls have yet to close in any state so far (see our post from 10:36 a.m. for hours) but the latest survey results give us an indication of which legalization measures have the best chance of passage. Leafly has been tracking surveys throughout the election season updating our predictions as the data change. In a nutshell: Things were looking good as we went into Election Day but the outlook for most measures is still uncertain. You can see deputy editor Bruce Barcotts picks here. In terms of adult-use California looks almost sure to pass. Support has been so consistent writesthe Washington Posts Christopher Ingraham that a failure to pass the legalization proposal in California would be the only truly surprising outcome among all five state legalization measures. Massachusetts and Nevada are also trending toward yes as is Mainebarely. As for medical marijuana measures Florida looks promising. All other states considering the issueArkansas Montana and North Dakotahave much longer odds. Ben Adlin 1:34 p.m. Mainstream media needs to elevate the conversation We havent been shy about calling out media outlets especially those on the East Coast for mishandling or misrepresenting cannabis issues. It looks like were not alone. The Brookings Institutes John Hudak a top cannabis policy wonk rolled his eyes at CNNs discussion of state legalization measures. Ben Adlin 1:23 p.m. Exit polls will skip Massachusetts Arkansas Montana North Dakota The consortium of news networks that commissions election exit polls will skip 28 states today including four states with cannabis measures on the ballot. Massachusetts Arkansas Montana and North Dakota will not be surveyed according to Politico as news networks focus instead on larger and more competitive states. That means well have to wait until those states start reporting official results. That usually occurs shortly after the polls close though some states like Arkansas have said the first results may not be available until closer to an hour after voting ends. Ben Adlin 12:14p.m. Mild East Coast weather encourages voter turnout Bostons funky oasis of Jamaica Plain is seeinglong lines and a number of No-on-2 campaign signs at polling places Metro Bostons Kristin Toussaint reports. Heresthe sceneoutside the John F. Kennedy school: No on 2 signs and some long lines at JFK school in JP Election2016 http://pic.twitter.com/wEptwdYLfO Kristin Toussaint (@kristindakota) November 8 2016 Up in Maine Leafly correspondant Crash Barry says the weather is unseasonably warma good sign for voters heading to polling places. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy caused chaos in the final week of the election by threatening to close polling places. No problems are expected this year: Highs in Maine should hit the 50s which is slightly above normal. Official @NWS max temperature forecast amp; departure from climatology show above normal high temps for most of U.S. on this ElectionDay. http://pic.twitter.com/vZkFv18qzC NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) November 8 2016 11:16 a.m. Prop. 64 isnt the only cannabis vote on Californias ballot SAN FRANCISCOFor all the attention its getting the drama around Prop. 64 isnt the only cannabis-related story on the California ballot today. As weve seen in Colorado Washington and other cannabis-friendly states translating a yes vote into a workable practical system takes a lot of effort. In the coming months Prop. 64 will need to be rendered into specific regulations and procedures by state agencies and legislators and especially cities and counties. And even though though a majority of Californians support legalization plenty of Californians still oppose itand many of those opponents are in positions of power whether in local office the state Legislature or Congress. These players can influence how legalization is rolled out and even whether its rolled out. In many cities and counties opponents are running ballot initiatives that would restrict or even ban adult-use cannabis. So while the Prop. 64 race is front-and-center here today well also be following a number of other campaignseverything from the Democrats efforts to oust avowed cannabis opponent US Rep. Darrell Issa to a nasty cannabis-infused battle on the Oakland City Council to several local ballot initiatives to ban cannabis production or sale. Paul Roberts RELATED STORY These California Politicians are Emerging as Strong Prop. 64 Supporters 10:36 a.m. What times do the polls close? As eager as you might be to grab a bowl of popcorn (or anything else) and watch election results stream in its still be several hours before polling places begin to close. Expect to see the first results coming in shortly after East Coastvoting ends at 8 p.m. Eastern / 5 p.m. Pacific. Curious about a specific state? Heres when states with cannabis measures on the ballot close their polls (all times are local): Arizona: 7 p.m. Arkansas: 7:30 p.m. California: 8 p.m. Florida: 7 p.m. / 8 p.m. (varies by county) Maine: 8 p.m. Massachusetts: 8 p.m. Montana: 8 p.m. Nevada: 7 p.m. North Dakota: 7 p.m. / 8 p.m. (varies by county) 9:30 a.m. Flavor Flav endorses legalization even in states not voting on cannabis today Everyone vote for legalization of marijuana in the states of Nevada-New York-and DC-and California-and Arizona jus like Oregon and Colorado FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) November 8 2016 Oh Flavor Flav we only wish New York were voting to legalize today. Also about DC: They legalized adult use in 2014 but Congress wont really let them implement it. Its a long story. Read about it here. 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