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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.
There are 23 states with at least medical marijuana legalized. Denver became the first city in the nation to make the private use of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older. There are currently two states that allow for the recreational use of marijuana: Colorado and Washington. A country will have it legalized in 2015, Uruguay.