Puff Puff Pass - Washington Legalizes Pot

                            

History was made on Thursday when Washington became the first state in the US to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use.

The law allows for a legal limit of up to 16 ounces (0.45kg) of solid cannabis-infused goods - like brownies or cookies - and up to 72 ounces (2.4kg) of weed in liquid form. The law which was passed by voters last month removes criminal sanctions for anyone 21 or older possessing 1 ounce (28.5 grams) or less of pot for personal use.

Crowds of weed puffing revelers gathered near Seattle's famed Space needle amid blaring reggae music and a haze of pot smoke to celebrate the news and their new-found freedom to puff away. However, their presence and actions went against a key proviso of the law which allows possession of small amounts of marijuana, but forbids users from lighting up outside the privacy of their homes.

They were probably too doped up to care. . .

Hey, maybe now, Chris Brown won't need to head all the way to Amsterdam for a marijuana party. He and Rihanna could just pop down to Washington, get married there and just GET WASTED!

The USA. . . Land of the free.

Before we get too ahead of ourselves and start booking tickets for Washington, you need to know that driving under the influence of cannabis or imbibing in public places where the consumption of alcohol is already banned remain illegal.

"If you're smoking in plain public view, you're subject to a ticket," Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes told a news conference on Wednesday. "If drinking in public is disallowed, so is smoking marijuana in public."

The new law ultimately will permit cannabis to be legally sold and taxed at state-licensed stores in a system to be modeled after those in many states for alcohol sales. The state Liquor Control Board, along with agriculture and public health officials, have until next December to set up such a system.

For now, it remains a crime to sell, cultivate or even share one's own stash, even though the law allows individuals to purchase a limited amount for personal possession.

Guess you can't win 'em all. . .