Medical marijuana is now legal in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Of those states, Washington and Colorado have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Colorado's first retail marijuana stores opened Jan. 1 for sale to people 21 years and older.
In the English-speaking world, the expression to save face describes the lengths that an individual may go to in order to preserve their established position in society, taking action to ensure that one is not thought badly of by his or her peers.
save (plural saves) 1  In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring. The goaltender made a great save. ( 2 baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game leading by 3 points (runs) or less, and his team wins while continually being ahead. Jones retired seven to earn the save. (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten. The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save. The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium. If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save. The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.