In Houston, Texas, voters repealed a City Council measure barring discrimination over factors including sexual orientation and gender identity. In Ohio, voters rejected a measure that would have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational use. Many legalization advocates ended up opposing the effort because it called for giving wealthy investors who funded the campaign the exclusive rights to growing commercial marijuana in Ohio. In San Francisco, voters rejected a measure to limit short-term rentals, which would have restricted the website Airbnb. We’ll have more on local and state elections after headlines.
Election Day: Pot Legalization, LGBT Rights, Airbnb Limits Defeated
HeadlineNov 04, 2015