GIRDWOOD -- On Tuesday, Alaska became the third state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana.
It turned out to be both a historic moment and a deeply understated occasion.
With retail pot sales still at least a year off and public consumption banned, people who marked the moment mostly did so in private.
But at one rented condominium up a gravel road in Girdwood, legalization day was cause for an all-out party.
Alaska Green Cross, an organization devoted to cannabis advocacy, hosted the event, billed as a "Thanks and Treats Dinner."
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