The national real estate search site Estately ranked each of the states by which ones are the best places for marijuana enthusiasts to live. Recreational marijuana may only be legal in four U.S. states and DC, but it's level of acceptance is changing and differs from state to state. They found that enthusiasm is greatest in the Northeast and the West. Colorado was number one, followed by Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and Maine.

South Dakota ranks on near the bottom of the list at number 47, as one of  the least enthusiastic states about marijuana use. South Dakota's ranking was based on a combination of the number of (admitted) users per capita, low online interest, the legal status of pot, and the high price of marijuana in the state.

Our northern neighbor was at the bottom at number 50.

Surrounding states got ranked like this: Iowa was 49th, Nebraska was 30th and Minnesota was 27th.

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Here's the criteria they used to rank the states.

  • Marijuana users—percentage of people reporting marijuana use in the previous month (source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  • Marijuana affordability—average cost of high quality and low quality marijuana (source: PriceofWeed.com)
  • Interest in Marijuana—Cannabis-related Google searches (source: Google Trends)
  • Legal status of marijuana—recreational, medicinal, decriminalized, illegal (source: Drug Policy Alliance)
  • Publicly expressed interest in Marijuana—Facebook interest in marijuana-themed publications (source: Facebook user data)

(VIA)

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