BTW, the voter-approved initiative, Prop 64, which legalized recreational pot in California, did more than just make it legal (at least at the state level), it also made it possible to go back an undo some of the collateral damage done by the so-called 'war on drugs' which has destroyed so many lives:
California’s Marijuana Legalization Aims To Repair Damage From The War On Drugs
It didn’t just legalize weed, the state also enacted one of the most progressive criminal justice reforms in the country.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-marijuana-legalization-war-on-drugs_us_5a3c1303e4b025f99e15b738?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009