California has decided to light up: The state became the biggest in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana use on Tuesday.
Proposition 64, which greenlights pot use for adults over 21 starting in 2018, looked set to pass with a 55 percent majority, according to early vote totals.
The ballot measure had been supported by Snoop Dogg, Shailene Woodley and other celebrities.
California becomes the fifth state in the U.S., plus the District of Columbia, to legalize pot for recreational use (the Golden State already allowed medicinal marijuana). Weed is already legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington state. In addition, 20 other states have provisions allowing marijuana use for medical reasons.
With a population of nearly 40 million, California becomes by far the largest state to give the green stuff the green light. Colorado and Washington were the first in 2012.
Supporters of the measure say it will bring in $1 billion or more in annual taxes and other economic gains. But critics contend that marijuana is an addictive drug and a gateway to other forms of substance abuse.
Acceptance of marijuana has slowly spread across the U.S. in recent years.
Meanwhile, in a separate ballot measure, Florida voters on Tuesday legalized medical marijuana use. Other pot measures were on ballots in Maine, Massachusetts, Arizona and Nevada.
Hooray for Holly-Weed: 19 Celebrity Stoners to Celebrate 420 With (Photos)
Hollywood stars don't shy away from being 420-friendly. Here are the biggest names in entertainment who like to roll up a blunt or hit a bong -- no matter what the date is.
Robert Mitchum
The O.G. of celebrity stoners was arrested on marijuana charges in 1948 and spent two months behind bars.
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Willie Nelson
The Red-Headed Stranger is notoriously no stranger to the green and announced that he was launching his own strain of premium weed back in 2015. We have no idea what took him that long.
Roseanne Barr
The "Roseanne" star, who smokes to alleviate her glaucoma, got into the weed biz in 2016 by investing in the dispensary Roseanne's Joint. She even famously got stoned an old episode of her show.
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Chace Crawford
The former "Gossip Girl" star gave people plenty to wag their tongues about when he was arrested for marijuana possession in 2010.
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Woody Harrelson
Might as well call him Weed-y Harrelson. Harrelson said he had given up smoking back in 2017, but he might've just traded in his bong for edibles.
Frances McDormand
When she's not appearing in awesome projects like "Fargo" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," McDormand serves as a High Times cover girl.
Seth Rogen
The "Pineapple Express" actor not only knows his way around a bong, he's named names when it comes to his famous smoke-out pals.
Dave Chappelle
The comedian shocked the world when he announced that he had stopped smoking weed -- but only with black people.
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Jennifer Aniston
"I mean, I enjoy it once in a while. There's nothing wrong with that. Everything in moderation," Aniston has said of marijuana.
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Bill Maher
Bill Maher was a pothead long before his "Real Time" days, but in 2016 he made a case for medicinal marijuana by actually lighting up on live TV.
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From Snoop Dogg to Dawn Wells, you have friends in high places to commemorate the marijuana enthusiast’s special 420 Day
Hollywood stars don't shy away from being 420-friendly. Here are the biggest names in entertainment who like to roll up a blunt or hit a bong -- no matter what the date is.