 Last week, voters in Portland, Maine, legalized the use of recreational marijuana for residents 21 and older. The measure, Question 1, passed with about 70% of the vote, making Portland the first East Coast city to legalize recreational pot. A proposal makes it legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to 2.5 ounces of pot in the city. Buying, selling, or using marijuana in public still remains illegal. Voters express their opinions of the new ordinance. If it's done with respect and with a public community with, you know, people not smoking on buses and stuff like that, then I can think that is tolerable. They want now it just feels more comfortable, you know, they can have what they have and they don't feel like they're going to get harassed for it, you know. The passage could spark further efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in the state as it was in Washington and Colorado in November 2012. It's cool like symbolically and like on the ballot next year, hopefully we'll have like statewide legalization if things go well here in Portland. The only thing is it really hasn't changed anything because the city of Portland doesn't really care like if you smoke weed anywhere real. The new law will go into effect December 6th, however, the new ordinance will not override state and federal laws reporting from City Hall in Portland, Maine. I'm Megan Riggs, BUTV 10 News.