Crowds light up under Space Needle as marijuana made legal under Washington law

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Mike Momany smokes marijuana just after midnight at the Space Needle in Seattle. Hundreds gathered at Seattle Center for a New Year's Eve-style countdown to 12 a.m., when the legalization measure passed by voters last month took effect. When the clock struck, they cheered and sparked up in unison.
Photo by (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)