Support for Legal Marijuana Use Up to 60% in U.S.

[jct74]

Support for Legal Marijuana Use Up to 60% in U.S.

by Art Swift
OCTOBER 19, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With voters in several states deciding this fall whether to legalize the use of marijuana, public support for making it legal has reached 60% -- its highest level in Gallup's 47-year trend.

Marijuana use is currently legal in four states and the District of Columbia, and legalization measures are on the ballot in five more -- California, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada -- this November. As a result, the percentage of Americans living in states where pot use is legal could rise from the current 5% to as much as 25% if all of these ballot measures pass.

When Gallup first asked this question in 1969, 12% of Americans supported the legalization of marijuana use. In the late 1970s, support rose to 28% but began to retreat in the 1980s during the era of the "Just Say No" to drugs campaign. Support stayed in the 25% range through 1995, but increased to 31% in 2000 and has continued climbing since then.

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/196550/support-legal-marijuana.aspx

 

[euphemia]

So what? If people are free and if they have inalienable rights, they should exercise them. If the government doesn't have the right to tell people what they can eat, drink, or use, then where's the problem?

 

[TheTexan]

Damn hippies, running around naked smoking pot all the time

 

[The Northbreather]

The interwebz are winning

 

[Danke]

The interwebz are winning

Ya, I think The Texan's days are numbered.

 

[pcosmar]

Damn hippies, running around naked smoking pot all the time

Seldom naked (cept in shower..yes, I do)
and not all the time, I work. but I do adjust my medication on my breaks.

 

[sam1952]

Damn hippies, running around naked smoking pot all the time

"Texan" Love Song ~ Elton John






So it's ki yi yippie yi yi
You long hairs are sure gonna die
Our American home was clean till you came
And kids still respected the president's name

Written by Bernie Taupin, Elton John

 

[Jerry C]

The same shift that happened that brought down alcohol prohibition is happening with marijuana, it is only a matter of time before it is legal or at least decriminalized nationwide.