Tens of millions more Americans will now be able to take cannabis legally - should they want to - after several states voted to allow recreational use of the drug.
California, with nearly 40 million residents, was among them.
The Golden State, which has the fifth largest economy in the world, is likely to become the biggest commercial market for marijuana in the US.
The other states that said yes to recreational use were Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada.
Voters in Arizona said no to the drug being taken recreationally - although it has been allowed for medicinal purposes there since 1996.
Florida, North Dakota and Arkansas have now approved its use in medical applications.
The first states to legalise recreational cannabis use were Colorado and Washington in 2012.
Oregon and Alaska followed suit in 2014.
Those interested in "pot tourism" now have several more destinations to consider.
It was estimated that in Colorado, in 2014, a third of sales were to people from outside the state.
Last month, a Gallup poll suggested that 60% of adults in the US supported the legalisation of cannabis.
Among Democrat supporters it was 67%, compared to 42% of Republicans and 70% of independents.
It was one of several issues the US public was voting on on Tuesday - in addition to a new President.
Other subjects included gun control, the death penalty, plastic bags and assisted suicide.
Source: skynews
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