WASHINGTON: Marijuana enthusiasts lit up their joints with confidence Thursday on the first full day of legal pot in the US capital, and looked forward to a day when all America might be able to follow suit.

Residents of Washington can now possess up to two ounces (56 grams) of marijuana -- enough to fill two sandwich bags -- and grow as many as six plants in the privacy of their homes without threat of arrest.

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