News Recreational weed now legal in 21 states: Here’s where it passed, where it was rejected this week November 9, 2022 Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY Comments Off on Recreational weed now legal in 21 states: Here’s where it passed, where it was rejected this week Maryland and Missouri legalized recreational marijuana in Tuesday's midterms. But Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota rejected their proposals.