Alaska's voter initiative making marijuana legal took effect on February 24, 2015, placing Alaska alongside Colorado and Washington, as well as Washington D.C., as the first three U.S. states where recreational marijuana is legal.
ɐlˈæskəz vˈoʊɾɚɹ ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv mˌeɪkɪŋ mˌæɹɪwˈɑːnə lˈiːɡəl tˈʊk ɪfˈɛkt ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, plˈeɪsɪŋ ɐlˈæskə ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ ænd wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, æz wˈɛl æz wˈɑːʃɪŋtən dˈiː.sˈiː., æz ðə fˈɜːst θɹˈiː jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪts wˌɛɹ ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl mˌæɹɪwˈɑːnə ɪz lˈiːɡəl.