Voters To Decide Whether To Legalize Pot

California voters will decide whether to legalize recreational pot use for adults, after the Secretary of State on Wednesday certified the initiative for the November ballot. It would become the first state to legalize recreational use of marijuana if the proposition is approved. Pot use is legal for medicinal purposes in California and 14 other states, but the drug is illegal under federal law. More than 433,971 valid voter signatures were obtained, the minimum number needed, to get the proposal on the ballot. If approved, those 21 and older would be allowed to posses up to one ounce of marijuana, enough to roll several joints. Residents could also cultivate the plant in limited quantities. It would not allow users to ingest pot in public or while minors are present. It also would make it illegal to possess the drug on school grounds or drive while under its influence. Local governments would decide whether to permit and tax marijuana sales.