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California to vote on legalization of recreational marijuana after 600k signatures gathered

• RT

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Tuesday that the initiative, which required just over 402,000 signatures, had passed.

If the initiative passes, one in six Americans will live in states where cannabis is legal, including all four states along the Pacific coast, ABC reports.

The new law would allow anyone over the age of 21 to buy up to an ounce of marijuana or edibles at licensed premises – and be entitled to grow up to six plants for personal use.

Maine and Nevada will also vote on legalization in November.

Colorado voters legalized the substance in 2012.