In a largely symbolic move, voters in the Colorado ski town of Breckenridge voted overwhelmingly to approve the legalization of marijuana possession, the Associated Press reported Nov. 3.

Seventy-two percent of voters approved the measure, which allows adults over age 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana.

However, marijuana possession remains illegal under state and federal law.

This news summary has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction, Nov. 6, 2009: The Breckenridge measure does not refer to marijuana use, only marijuana possession.