File photo of an Israeli medical marijuana worker (Menahem Kahana/AP)

Pot proponents take a celebratory toke in Colorado, Washington

11/7/2012

Don't bogart that vote, Massachusetts. Washington and Colorado have also overwhelmingly approved their own initiatives legalizing the use of marijuana, only not just for medicinal use, but for recreational smokers as well. Selling the measure on the strength of allowing law enforcement to focus energies elsewhere, tight state regulation and generating income, proponents were rewarded with major support in urban areas. But you may not want to light up yet in Seattle and Denver: The new measures don't override federal marijuana laws. That conflict may have to be decided by, uh, a higher court. [Source]

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