5 States that Legalized Recreational Weed in the US

2. Washington

Legalization Measure Approved: November 2012

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed three ordinances last year aimed at improving equity and helping people of color break into the state’s mostly white legal cannabis industry.  Retail sales of cannabis reached $1.4 billion in Washington last year, with the state collecting a total of $515.2 million in legal marijuana income, including $4.1 million in cannabis license fees. Nearly half of all marijuana revenues go to the Basic Health Plan Trust Account.