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Marijuana legalization went into effect Thursday in Washington state and, according to reports, hundreds gathered under Seattle’s Space Needle to spark up in unison as the clock struck midnight.Last month, voters in Washington and Colorado chose to legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana to adults aged over 21. In both states licenses will be granted to pot growers and sellers to legally distribute the product, which, like alcohol and tobacco, will be taxed. Colorado’s legalization measure is set to go into effect early next month. Smoking pot in public remains illegal in both states but, as the AP noted, there was “nary a police officer in sight” during the celebration early Thursday morning — the Seattle Police Department told its 1,300 officers that until further notice they were not to issue citations for public marijuana use.Continue Reading… … Read More