Recreational Marijuana Use Is Now Legal In Washington State

Michael Dare, a medical marijuana user, displays a bud during a public consumption of marijuana rally at the Seattle Center on December 6, 2012 in Seattle. Despite the new law's ban on public marijuana use which is subject to a fine of about $50.00 many showed up for the smoke-in. In November, Washington state jumped into history becoming the first state along with Colorado to reject federal drug-control policy and legalize recreational marijuana use. UPI/Jim Bryant