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Posted by CN Staff on October 28, 2002 at 06:33:36 PT By Sean Whaley and Ed Vogel Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal 
A poll of likely Nevada voters shows they have made up their minds on two controversial state ballot measures, with support for a ban on gay marriage holding at a solid 60 percent, but support for a measure to legalize marijuana failing by an equal percentage. Only 4 percent of the 625 people responding to the statewide telephone poll taken Monday through Wednesday indicated that they had not made up their minds on either Question 2 or Question 9. Question 2, which would place Nevada's existing definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman in the state constitution, had 60 percent of those polled in support, 36 percent opposed and 4 percent undecided. Question 9, which would legalize possession of up to 3 ounces of marijuana, had 36 percent of those polled in support, 60 percent against and 4 percent undecided. The poll, conducted for the Review-Journal and reviewjournal.com by the Washington, D.C.-based Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc., has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The latest poll results for Question 9 reflect growing opposition to a proposal which has captured national attention and prompted federal drug czar John Walters to make two trips to Nevada to rally opposition. During the first Review-Journal poll in July, 46 percent of the respondents said they opposed Question 9, while 44 percent supported it. Then an August poll showed opposition had increased to 55 percent of the voters, with 40 percent in support. "Support is going down," said Brad Coker, managing director of the polling firm. "As people figured out what it was all about, support started going down. People don't want legal pot." Billy Rogers, director of Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement, said the results are not in line with his own surveys and other polls he has seen. He said the consensus is that Question 9 now would lose by between 2 and 6 percentage points if the election were held today. "The poll is just not accurate," Rogers said. "I am not saying we are ahead, but we are only slightly behind. The poll doesn't make any sense at all." Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement is an offshoot of the Marijuana Policy Project of Washington, D.C. The parent organization has funneled about $1.6 million into the drive to legalize marijuana in Nevada. It spent $385,000 to collect 110,000 signatures on petitions to put Question 9 on the Nevada ballot. To change the state constitution, Question 9 must be approved on Nov. 5 and again in 2004. The initiative not only calls for legal marijuana for adults, but would compel the state to set up a system to cultivate, sell, tax and distribute marijuana. Low-cost marijuana also would be made available for the 200 people who now can grow marijuana plants for medical reasons. Sandy Heverly, executive director of Stop DUI, was thrilled by the results. She is a member of Nevadans Against Legalizing Marijuana, a coalition of organizations that oppose Question 9. "This is the best news I have heard since this campaign started," Heverly said. "We have been pounding the pavement. It is all very encouraging." Heverly fears if marijuana were legalized, more children would acquire the drug and more people would drive on highways while under the drug's influence. She added that Nevadans are compassionate and approved the ballot question two years ago that allowed people with the permission of their doctors to grow marijuana for medical reasons. Women oppose Question 9 at a much higher rate than men, according to the survey. Only 31 percent of women back legal marijuana, while 63 percent oppose it. Among men, 41 percent support Question 9, and 57 percent oppose it. This is the second time Question 2 will appear on the ballot, and it will become part of the constitution if voters support it in the general election. It passed in 2000 with nearly 70 percent of the vote. Richard Schlegel, executive director of Equal Rights Nevada, a group opposed to the question, said he is pleased by the increasing level of opposition. Question 2 is unnecessary and divisive, he said. "We've made some progress with the voters," Schlegel said. "The results are encouraging." The group is set to start a radio campaign this week in both Las Vegas and Reno to educate voters on why they should vote against the proposal, he said. A private firm has also been retained to contact voters by telephone to explain the group's position, Schlegel said. Richard Ziser, chairman of the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage in Nevada, which gathered the signatures to place the measure on the ballot two years ago, said the poll results are similar to those in polls the group conducted. "In our last poll, we were maybe 1 or 2 points higher," he said. "But we're holding our own. We're about where we were two years ago at the same time." Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) Related Articles & Web Sites: Marijuana Policy Project Nevada Should Back Question 9 Nevada Pushes Next Frontier: Legalizing Pot Pondering The Ballot Questions Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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Comment #13 posted by afterburner on October 28, 2002 at 18:48:32 PT:
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| I followed DdC's and druid's link to netscape http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/ns/ftecontent.jsp?file=news/time/cover102802.jsp to: UK Heralds Softer Cannabis Policy http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/07/10/uk.cannabis/index.html Home Secretary David Blunkett on Wednesday announced a planned downgrade of marijuana from a Class B to a Class C drug -- putting it in the same group as steroids and anti-depressants.Did I miss something? Last time I heard Blunkett and UK were thinking about downgrading the classification of marijuana (cannabis) from schedule A (North America's schedule 1) to schedule B. Now they are talking about downgrading from class (schedule) B to class C. Is this sloppy journalism or another shot heard 'round the world? Also included a British poll: Is it right to liberalise cannabis laws? Yes 88% No 12% Total: 5939 votes Love and Peace. If you can't legalise it, at least decriminalise it (possession, use, cultivation, and surrogate cultivation). [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #12 posted by Toker00 on October 28, 2002 at 15:02:22 PT |
| 5413 votes. 88% Legalize. It's time. Peace. Realize, Re-Legalize. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #11 posted by DdC on October 28, 2002 at 13:29:27 PT |
| Should marijuana be legalized for any purpose? Yes, it's no more harmful than tobacco 88% No, it's a drug and should remain illegal 12% Total Votes: 4915 Netscapes Page on the Politics of Pot. Top left hand side are some links. http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/ns/ftecontent.jsp?file=news/time/cover102802.jsp [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #10 posted by FoM on October 28, 2002 at 11:41:47 PT |
| That is incredible! Thank You! Wow that makes me feel good and proud of all of you. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #9 posted by druid on October 28, 2002 at 11:36:11 PT:
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| Netscapes Page on the Politics of Pot. Top left had side are some links. http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/ns/ftecontent.jsp?file=news/time/cover102802.jsp Related Links • NORML • Cannabis News <<-----YAY!!!!! • Drug Watch International • Anti-Drug.Com • WebMD - Drug Abuse • WebMD - Mary Jane Medicine Poll Should marijuana be legalized for any purpose? Yes, it's no more harmful than tobacco 88% No, it's a drug and should remain illegal 12% Total Votes: 3885 [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #8 posted by Richard Lake on October 28, 2002 at 11:13:28 PT:
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Can you spare just a few hours to change the course of history? To take action to end the war on patients and responsible marijuana users? The landmark campaign for Question 9 in Nevada needs your help immediately. If approved, Question 9 will insure that medical marijuana patients won't have to go to drug dealers for their medicine, and that responsible adults will be protected in the privacy of their homes. However, Question 9 will lose by a slim margin if we don't secure more volunteer help. Currently Question 9 is a few points down in the polls. But, we can make up the difference with a massive "get out the vote" (GOTV) campaign -- basically encouraging our supporters to vote in higher numbers than our opponents. In order to get out the vote, we absolutely have to have volunteers to make phone calls to our supporters, urging them to vote. Although Election Day is November 5, Nevada voters are currently voting because they have two weeks of "early voting." So, in order to turn a slim loss into a victory, we need the help of people who care. Will you please volunteer for Question 9 in Las Vegas during this critical time? We've all talked the talk; now it's time to walk the walk. Friends, please volunteer now. Call Sarah Jaffa, volunteer coordinator for "Yes on 9" at (702) 253-9511 sarah@nrle.org Or simply drop by our campaign office at 3201 West Sahara Street, 2nd Floor, Las Vegas, NV. Volunteers get an awesome "Yes on Question 9" t-shirt! For more information about Question 9, please visit http://www.nrle.org UPDATE: Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement's ballot initiative folks are asking for your help! Folks in Nevada can vote at the polls right now, as stated at the website http://www.nrle.org/ The results, either way, will likely depend on less than a thousand votes. Please help by: (1) Calling everyone you know in Nevada and asking them to vote now. (2) If you can, the Las Vegas office needs volunteers to work the get out the vote phone banks between today and election day. Folks have driven in to help from as far away as Nebraska, but more volunteers are still needed. With rooms available nearby with rates as low as $10 per person for three per a room, and good breakfasts as low as 99 cents it does not cost much to stay there and help out. If you are interested please call Sarah Jaffa, volunteer coordinator for "Yes on 9" at (702) 253-9511 sarah@nrle.org [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #7 posted by DdC on October 28, 2002 at 10:38:47 PT |
| Could the women of Nevada actually prefer their husbands or kids to be raped and beaten as a deterrent to pot? That is beyond all Nazi claims. Sick naive twits. Going to jail for pot possession is a very real possibility for anyone without the money to buy a plea bargain. Or repeating offenses. The cops lie using bogus statistics showing most opt out for a fine and probation along with forced treatment. But that doesn't mean everyone has the lawyers or connections. The real possibility remains of being raped as a deterrent if Q-9 doesn't pass. I want to meet the mothers who soothe their sons trauma afterwards. I want to hear them say "it was for your own good" gibberish. Mothers better think about what the cops are initiating. Not for the kids protection. For their own inflated budgets. Wimp cops are a danger to society. Naive mothers are a danger to their children. But knowing the lying cheating D.E.A.th its probably just propaganda. Hopefully sparking a fire for the non-voters to do something. Can you hear the cops whining and crying? Feel safe now that junior has AIDs from being raped as a deterrent to pot? Sicko fascist are anti American. How repulsive. Peace, Love and Liberty or the Cowards of D.E.A.th! DdC MAKING THE WALLS TRANSPARENT http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/starke D.E.A.th Deceptions http://www.angelfire.com/ca7/ddc/DEAth.htmlU.S.Al Qaeda! http://www.cannabinoid.com/boards/politics/media/39/39670.gifThugczar Wally http://www.cannabinoid.com/boards/politics/media/35/35838.gifCaptain Kangaroo http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/politics/media/40/40189.gif UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Four prison guards were charged Wednesday in the beating death of an inmate who allegedly angered them. UK Grandmother Gets 18 Months Probation For Drinking Cannabis Tea For Arthritis Pain A GRANDMOTHER who narrowly escaped jail for drinking cannabis tea to ease her constant pain today insisted: "It should be legalised". SPR seeks to end sexual violence committed against men, women, and children in all forms of detention. "The horrors experienced by many young inmates, particularly those who are convicted of nonviolent offenses, border on the unimaginable. Prison rape not only threatens the lives of those who fall prey to their aggressors, but it is potentially devastating to the human spirit. Shame, depression, and a shattering loss of self-esteem accompany the perpetual terror the victim thereafter must endure." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Farmer v. Brennan SPR - Stop Prisoner Rape http://www.spr.org/ Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org Male Rape in US Prisons http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/ Childrens rights http://www.hrw.org/children/ Children in the US http://www.hrw.org/children/us.htm Street Children http://www.hrw.org/children/street.htm Juvenile Justice http://www.hrw.org/children/justice.htm Child Labor http://www.hrw.org/children/labor.htm Conditions of Confinement Human Rights Watch has documented abominable conditions for children in detention in countries around the world. In the United States (Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and Maryland), Pakistan, Jamaica, among other countries, children are subjected to excessive force, inadequate medical and mental health care, and are provided with little or no education. Often, these children are placed in the facilities along side adults, exposing them to physical and sexual abuse. Close to Home: Juveniles in Adult Jails Op-Ed by Michael Bochenek The Washington Post http://www.hrw.org/editorials/1999/crd-1199-wp.htm Correctional Systems, Inc. (CSI) is a publicly-traded corporation that contracts with governmental agencies to operate correctional projects. http://www.crxs.com/ Juvenile Info Network http://www.juvenilenet.org/ The Real Price of Prisons http://www.motherjones.com/prisons Dubya and Me: We've Got No Idea http://www.motherjones.com/magazine/MJ01/dubya.html [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #6 posted by FoM on October 28, 2002 at 09:33:30 PT |
| I put the one you posted on my what's new page and I can read this one! That's great! Thanks! http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/whatsnew.htm [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #5 posted by afterburner on October 28, 2002 at 09:10:24 PT:
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| from Netscape: You can read this one. timepotcover300.jpg http://cdn.channels.netscape.com/cp/news/time/i/timepotcover300.jpg Also included a Netscape poll http://www.netscape.com/ click The Politics of Pot: Can It Go Legit? , currently: 88% Yes, it's no more harmful than tobacco 12% No, it's a drug and should remain illegal Poorly phrased, but typical of the ignorance caused by prohibition. Most people don't know what the Kyoto Accord is, or even where it was signed. ego destruction or ego transcendence, that is the question. Love and Peace. Refresh. Realize. Re-legalize. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #4 posted by knox42897 on October 28, 2002 at 08:28:57 PT:
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| "This is the best news I have heard since this campaign started," Heverly said. "We have been pounding the pavement. It is all very encouraging." A poll of likely Nevada voters shows they have made up their minds on two controversial state ballot measures, with support for a ban on gay marriage holding at a solid 60 percent, but support for a measure to legalize marijuana failing by an equal percentage. Okay people here's the secret weapon, Independants and libertarians and the young people. These are not considered "likely Voters". In fact, its because of these not likely voters, who are turning out in record numbers that we are down only by a couple of points. Its going to be close but we wil win this year. LAS VEGAS NEVADANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AMERICA [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by MikeEEEEE on October 28, 2002 at 08:21:18 PT |
| It sounds like some kind of bible belt type name. This poll all depends on who they called, and they have control over that. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by p4me on October 28, 2002 at 08:06:38 PT |
| I think it is just part of a misinformation campaign just like the fascist conduct with their lying yellow and black parrots. They know that some people don't have much of an opinion either way and will vote on the side they think will win. There is no lie the prohibitionist won't tell is one of Richard Cowan's lines. This poll has no credibility with me. They probably called rest homes to get the viewpoint of people that had a lifetime of reefer madness brainwashing. This is an issue that will be decided by the young. I don't think they were hanging around the house waiting for a polster to call. I do think they will show up and vote to change grandpa's laws. Richard Cowan did a twenty minute interview where he tells it like he sees it and it is up at pot-tv: http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-1589.html Only 583 people have watched this. I am the second person to mention it a worthwhile view. It should be mandatory reading for anyone that considers themselves a member of the choir. It is mostly just a facial shot of Richard Cowan as he talks because it is about what needs to be said and not some slick production with a big set and props. It is face-to-face with Richard Cowan. Be there. 1 [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by FoM on October 28, 2002 at 06:35:30 PT |
| http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Oct-28-Mon-2002/photos/news.jpg [ Post Comment ] |
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