Alaska Becomes Fourth State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

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Alaska Becomes Fourth State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

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11/05/2014

 

Matt Ferner

 

Alaska legalized recreational marijuana for adult use on Tuesday, becoming the fourth state in the nation to do so.

The state joined Oregon and Washington, D.C., both of which also voted Tuesday to legalize the drug for recreational use. Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational cannabis use in 2012.

 

Alaska voters approved Measure 2, which legalizes the possession, use and sale of the drug for recreational use. Adults age 21 and older may possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants (with no more than three being mature) for personal use. The measure also legalizes the manufacture, sale and possession of marijuana paraphernalia, such as devices used for smoking or storing the plant.

In a statement early Wednesday morning, Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director Rob Kampia said, “The folks trying,......

 

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