So did Florida, until a 2006 constitutional amendment passed, changing the threshold for voter approval to 60%. Ironically, it passed with only 57.78% of the vote, one of the last amendments that will ever do so in the state.

The Republican supermajority returning to Tallahassee largely voted for Florida’s current six-week ban on most abortions. Only a handful of Republicans in office endorsed recreational marijuana.

After months of campaigning and millions of dollars in political spending, Floridians rejected efforts to legalize marijuana. But industry insiders don't expect the fight for legalization will die anytime soon.