Capital high.

AuthorSlade, Stephanie
PositionD.C. pot prohobition ends - Washington, D.C.'s Initiative 71 - Brief article

At 12:01 a.m. on February 26, possession of marijuana became legal in the nation's capital. D.C. voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization measure, known as Initiative 71, last November, but it could not go into effect until after a 30-day review period that began in January, during which the new Congress could have voted to repeal it.

The measure allows Washington residents 21 and older to cultivate up to six pot plants in their homes; to possess up to two ounces and give away up to an ounce; and to smoke it on private property. It does not allow the sale of marijuana or its commercial production, nor can users partake in public places, such as bars and restaurants. And because the federal government still considers pot to be a banned substance, getting caught with...

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