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Покуда граждане воют в соответствующей политическим убеждениям тональности над результатами вчерашних выборов, у нас тут за рекой столичные обитатели дружно проголосовали за собственный лунапарк с блэкджеком и шлюхами легализацию шмали:

D.C. voters overwhelmingly support legalizing marijuana, joining Colo., Wash. [ By Aaron C. Davis | November 4 at 11:06 PM | via Washington Post] The District followed Colorado and Washington state into a closely watched experiment to legalize marijuana Tuesday, as voters overwhelmingly backed an initiative 7 to 3 allowing cannabis to be consumed and grown in the nation’s capital. The move to allow the drug almost certainly will take effect unless the next Congress blocks it. Under a voter-proposed measure, known as Initiative 71, residents and visitors age 21 and older will be allowed to legally possess as much as two ounces of marijuana and to grow up to three marijuana plants at home. Leading candidates for mayor and the D.C. Council have vowed to quickly sign the measure into law. A majority of the council also pledged that if approved by voters, they would submit follow-up legislation to Congress next year establishing a system to sell and tax the drug in the District. ( подробнее )