Colorado gets first marijuana stores

Marijuana users celebrated Wednesday as Colorado became the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales, putting it in the vanguard of efforts across the country to legalize the drug. The western state famous for its ski resorts and breathtaking mountain vistas has issued 348 retail licenses – including for small pot shops – than can sell up to 28 grams of pot to people aged 21 or older. Washington state on the Pacific Coast will follow Colorado several months from now, when it also allows stores to begin selling cannabis. As America’s attitudes on marijuana use evolve, Colorado and Washington legalized recreational consumption of the drug in November 2012 referendums, but the new rules coming into force allow cannabis shops.

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