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Alaska Becomes Fourth State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana. Alaska legalized recreational marijuana for adult use on Tuesday, becoming the fourth state in the nation to do so. The state joined Oregon and Washington, D.C., both of which also voted Tuesday to legalize the drug for recreational use. Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational cannabis use in 2012.
The year 2013 marked the first time that more than 50 percent of Americans polled said that they supported legalizing marijuana â the same year that Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, Gallup said. Last year, 58 percent of Americans said they thought using pot should be legal. In the upcoming election on Nov. 8, five states â California, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada â will vote on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Recreational marijuana is currently legal in four states and the District of Columbia. Support for legalizing marijuana has increased more among younger people, with those in older age groups, Gallup said.