The police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a 'Lord of the Rings' marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to.

Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, the spokesman for the Seattle Police Department, which has told its officers to give only verbal warnings to people caught using marijuana in public -- a practice that's illegal even though the recreational use of the drug is now legal in Washington state.