Colorado backs recreational use of marijuana: Reports

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Colorado voters approved Tuesday a proposal to legalize marijuana including for recreational use, the first US state to do so, according to US media.

The western state, one of three voting on the measure, voted by 52.7 per cent in favor to 47.3 per cent against, according to the Denver Post, with over 50 percent of votes counted. CNN gave 53 per cent for with 47 per cent against.