Recreational marijuana legalized

California has just become the largest state in the US to legalize recreational cannabis use. Adults over 21 can now possess up to an ounce (28 grams) of the drug and grow six marijuana plants at home. Medical marijuana has been legal in California for over twenty years but the arrival of full legalization in the state is a milestone for the country’s fast-growing cannabis industry. California is the sixth state to allow the legal sale of recreational marijuana after Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Nevada.

recreational à usage récréatif / up to jusqu’à / milestone étape décisive / to allow autoriser.