The initiative will allow Californians who are 21 and older to buy up to an ounce of marijuana ReutersVoters in California last night chose to legalise recreational marijuana use in America’s most populous state, creating the largest legitimate market for the drug in the United States and providing the strongest nudge so far towards a global dismantling of prohibitions. The approval of Proposition 64, one of 17 statewide measures appended to the California ballot, came six years after Californians rejected a similar proposal and 20 years after the state led the way in decriminalising the medical use of marijuana. The change will allow Californians who are 21 and older to possess, transport and buy up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational purposes and to grow up to six plants. It will also permit retail sales of the drug, which will be subject…

Source: The Times November 09, 2016 05:30 UTC