So far the general consensus on social media regarding Florida's failure to legalize marijuana seems to be "Wait, what?"

More than half of Florida voters approved of Amendment 3, but it did not reach the required 60 percent threshold to pass.

(Reuters) -Shares of pot companies slid on Wednesday after a ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Florida failed to get the required majority to pass, even as the firms invested millions in a campaign to tap the lucrative market.