By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida failed on Tuesday.While 55.9% of Florida voters backed the proposed amendment, it did not reach the 60% threshold needed to make the initiative part …
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By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In election results that showed protecting women’s reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in three.Missouri, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New York, Maryland and Montana all backed those rights, while …
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