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Last night proved to be as good as advertised.

With President Obama’s historic re-election, our country moves forward as it tries to right itself after a debilitating economic collapse, a costly war, and years of bickering between the two major parties. While we may have a long road ahead of us, we can only hope for the best, as the next four years will be tantamount to shaping the direction in which America goes from here.

Thankfully, some states showed us that democracy is still very awesome.

I be after that green

1. Colorado and Washington legalize marijuana for recreational use. In order for us to dig ourselves out of the financial hole that a war in Iraq, a housing collapse, a stock market shitstorm, and an auto-industry bail-out have gotten us into, we need to raise taxes. Unfortunately, Americans are known for not wanting to pay taxes (we started our great country because we didn’t want to pay no tax on some goddamn tea). So, Colorado and Washington did the next best thing which was to create a brand new source of tax revenue. Colorado’s Amendment 64 and Washington’s Initiative 502 essentially legalize marijuana for recreational use, at the state level. Meaning that the feds can still come busting up head shops and grow houses but local and state law enforcement will not. It also means that money will finally be added to a state’s budget after it finalizes a tax scheme that will most likely tax marijuana consumers three times (manufacturing, packaging, retail). And Colorado and Oregon aren’t the only ones to have been so ambitious, as Oregon tried but failed to pass a similar vote while Massachusetts passed its own medical marijuana act. Like alcohol has proven, there is a ton of money to be made in legalizing own’s vices but Barack Obama has been very spotty in regards to marijuana enforcement, so Colorado is taking a wait and see approach. But the important takeaway here is that Americans have spoken and they want that #goodshit. Mary Jane FTW.

They may just play lesbians on TV, but I imagine every gay wedding to look like this

2. The gays will continue their fight to get married. Add three more states to the “good guys” as Maine and Maryland passed measures legalizing same-sex unions, while Minnesota rejected an amendment defining marriage as that between a man and a woman. You might be able to throw in another but Washington is still counting its results in regards to a law allowing gay marriages (so far it’s winning 52% to 48%), so sit tight and cross your fingers. If Washington passes its voter referendum, consider it a huge win for hot lesbians everywhere as that will make it 20 states that have legalized same-sex union. And as the first President to have come out in support of same-sex unions and marriage, Barack Obama may well see a lot more states change their stance on gays getting hitched. Expect divorce rates to stay exactly the same.

3. Re-elections make for the best memes.

Don’t forget that it was the Democrats who invented the internet.