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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.
Currently, the use of both recreational and medicinal marijuana has been entirely legalized in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. The cities of Portland and South Portland in Maine fully legalized marijuana for both medical and recreational use.moking plant material is still illegal. Only legal to vapor, oil, and pill form for medical purposes. In 2013, the Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed the Minnesota Medical Marijuana Act into law. This law creates a patient registry under the Department of Health relating to the therapeutic use of medical cannabis.