Both Oregon and Alaska are now the second pair of states to have legalized the recreational use of the drug, with D.C. now allowing possession but not retail sales, Reuters reports.
Voters in South Portland, Maine, passed a measure that allows possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana. In Florida, a constitutional amendment to allow medical marijuana was defeated.
The Washington, D.C. measure allows adults 21 and older to possess up to two ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants. However, due that the fact that D.C. is our nation's capital, the measure could be sidetracked by the U.S. Congress, which has constitutional oversight, according to the report.
Preliminary results indicate 52 percent of Alaskan voters and 54 percent of Oregon voters supported the legalization of marijuana. Once the results are certified, state commissions have nine months to decide on regulations. This means the earliest the measures would take effect will be July, 2015. Retail stores carrying the drug would be likely to open in 2016.
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