Lawmakers in Guam on Wednesday narrowly approved a bill legalizing recreational marijuana for adults over 21, sending the measure to the desk of Democratic Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, who is expected to sign it into law.

Senators in the Pacific U.S. territory backed the bill by a vote of 8 to 7, with both Democratic and Republican senators voting on each side, according to The Pacific Daily News.

The measure's passage comes five years after Guam voted to approve medical marijuana and a year after home cultivation of marijuana was legalized.

Marijuana users would still be prohibited from smoking in public places and the commercial sale of marijuana will not be allowed until the government decides on regulations.

Under the bill, the governor is required to put together a cannabis commission to outline rules for the use, production, sale and taxation of marijuana, according to The Guam Daily Post. Within a year, those regulations must go through the legislature and be signed into law by the governor.

