Four years after narrow loss, Arizona is 13th state to legalize recreational cannabis

The narrow loss of 2016 has been erased.

Arizona voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved adult-use cannabis legalization, making the state the 13th to legalize the cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana.

The outcome also represents the second adult-use electoral victory for cannabis proponents on Election Day, following an earlier win in New Jersey.

The victory also puts Arizona on pace to create one of the biggest new marijuana markets in the country.