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Wash. voters legalize recreational pot use
GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press, NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press
Updated 11:44 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2012

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters legalized recreational pot use on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a federal government that backs the drug's prohibition.

Initiative 502 would create a system of state-licensed marijuana growers, processors and retail stores, where adults over 21 can buy up to an ounce. It also establishes a standard blood test limit for driving under the influence.

"Today the state of Washington looked at 70 years of marijuana prohibition and said it's time for a new approach," said Alison Holcomb, campaign manager for the initiative.

With 50 percent of precincts reporting, the measure was passing by a vote of 55 percent to 45 percent.

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