It seems pot is making Washington and Colorado “green” in other ways, too
Gallup has released its list of the happiest states. If you look at the map above, red states are, well, red states as the least happy states are Republican-controlled. (Ohio, you went crazy for Kasich in 2010, are you happy now? Nope.)
Anyway, take a look. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index score for the nation and for each state is an average of six sub-indexes, which individually examine life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and access to basic necessities. Take note, all of you anti-healthcare Teabaggers, according to the study:
Massachusetts had the best score on the Basic Access Index for the fourth straight year, which is partially a result of having the highest percentage of residents with health insurance in the nation.
Here’s a breakdown of the Top and Bottom 10 of Happiest states:
