WASHINGTON (AP) — Possession of less than one ounce of marijuana would no longer be a criminal offense in the nation’s capital under a bill approved Tuesday by the D.C. Council.

If the bill becomes law as expected, the District of Columbia would join the 17 states that have decriminalized pot possession in some way. Mayor Vincent Gray supports the measure, and Congress is not expected to intervene to stop it.

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