City Council voted to allow possession of small amounts of marijuana . Mayor Houston says it 's about time the city took that step . Six months later in Colorado , the first legal sales to adults started and , again , no claims that the planet will spin off its axis . D.C. 's move is part of a nationwide effort to make marijuana legal , he says .
City Council voted to allow possession of small amounts of marijuana . Mayor Houston says it 's about time the city took that step . D.C. 's move is part of a nationwide effort to make marijuana legal , he says .