Important state variables measured for parcels of water in the ocean are therefore temperature, which is related to the heat content, salinity, which is related to the amount of dissolved matter, and the pressure (Table 1).
In eight states, Nevada, Maine, Colorado, Washington, California, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Oregon, the sale and possession of marijuana is legal for both medical and recreational use; and Washington DC has legalized personal use but not commercial sale.
Advocates had hoped to make Ohio the latest state to legalize pot for recreational use -- something that has happened in Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Alaska, as well as in Washington, D.C. (Medical marijuana is legal in 24 states and D.C.) Related: Follow other statewide vote results.