Laravel pass model to create dropdown in views

gistfile1.php

/**
* IF you have a States model and you want to create a simple dropdown in your views you can pass the array very easily doing:
**/

	public function create()
	{
	  // first parameter is option label and second the option value
		$states = State::lists('state', 'id');
		return View::make('anuncios.create', compact('states'));
	}
	
/**
* Then in your view simple
*/
{{ Form::select('state', $states , ['class' => 'form-control choosen-select']) }}