POT LOVERS LIGHT UP AS WASHINGTON LEGALIZES MARIJUANA

WASHINGTON D.C.: Marijuana enthusiasts lit up their joints with confidence on Thursday (Friday in Manila) on the first full day of legal pot in the US capital, and looked forward to a day when all America might be able to follow suit. Residents of Washington can now possess up to two ounces (56 grams) of marijuana—enough to fill two sandwich bags—and grow as many as six plants in the privacy of their homes without threat of arrest. Head shops will be free to sell pot paraphernalia, but retail sales of marijuana remain prohibited—and no cannabis will be tolerated on federal land, including the White House and Capitol grounds.
AFP