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Support For Legalization Reaches All-Time High
Posted by CN Staff on April 20, 2015 at 20:22:28 PT
By Matt Ferner
Source: Huffington Post
USA -- A majority of Americans support the legalization of recreational marijuana, according to a new poll from CBS News -- and it's the highest percentage in support since the news organization began asking the question in 1979.Just in time for 4/20, the annual marijuana holiday, CBS News released a poll showing 53 percent of Americans are in favor of marijuana legalization.
Although that's the highest amount of support for marijuana legalization CBS has ever polled, it isn't the highest level of support ever found. And because survey methods can vary, it's useful to look at a number of national polls to get a fuller picture of the issue.CBS's poll echoes trends similar to those multiple recent surveys have found.Just last week, Pew Research Center found the identical amount of support as CBS. In 2013, Gallup found 58 percent of Americans supported legalizing marijuana -- a 10-point surge from the year prior -- but in 2014, the organization found a sharp drop in that support, to 51 percent. A report released last month by the Democratic-affiliated Benenson Strategy Group and SKDKnickerbocker found 61 percent of Americans in favor of legalization -- some of the highest support for marijuana legalization to date. Earlier this year, General Social Survey, widely regarded as the most authoritative source when it comes to researching public opinion, found 52 percent of Americans in support of legalization.Support for legalization is highest among younger, more left-leaning Americans, according to CBS, and while a majority of men favor legalization, women remain split on the issue.By a large margin, Americans also believe that marijuana is safer than alcohol -- 51 percent of those surveyed said alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana, while only 12 percent believe marijuana is the more high-risk drug. Americans' attitudes on the dangers of marijuana, exaggerated during the "Reefer Madness" era of drug policy, have largely declined in recent decades. A survey released last month by NBC News/The Wall Street Journal found that Americans believe that even sugar is more harmful than cannabis.While not harmless, marijuana is dramatically less dangerous than other recreational drugs and may be, in fact, the least dangerous among the most commonly used recreational drugs, according to a study published this year in Scientific Reports.To date, 23 states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes, and four states, along with the District of Columbia, have legalized recreational use. Still, the federal government continues to ban the plant, classifying it as one of the "most dangerous" drugs alongside heroin and LSD.Source: Huffington Post (NY)Author: Matt Ferner, The Huffington Post	Published: April 20, 2015Copyright: 2015 HuffingtonPost.com, LLC Contact: scoop huffingtonpost.comWebsite: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/ObEIM4mDCannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml 
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Comment #5 posted by HempWorld on April 21, 2015 at 18:42:08 PT
Yes, runruff and FoM!
I am with you there!That's where I focused my energy for the last 25 years... the internet...I am so glad you concur...
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on April 21, 2015 at 13:28:27 PT
Runruff
Yes The Internet! The voice of the people!
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Comment #3 posted by runruff on April 21, 2015 at 12:19:59 PT
What did it ?
What facilitated the downfall of pot prohibition the most ? The internet ! The one thing that could spread the word faster than Aunt Gertie's sewing circle. If Paul Revere had Facebook he wouldn't even have had to saddle his horse !
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on April 21, 2015 at 09:59:12 PT
Runruff
I agree with you!
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Comment #1 posted by runruff on April 21, 2015 at 09:20:58 PT
Folks, you ain't seen nothin' yet !
It will take a while for the full realization of what has been done to us as a society for so many decades. It will though! All the lies, hate, robbery in the name of the law, will all come home to roost. Down the road a piece there is a storm a-brewin', take a seat and watch. The BS Meter is about to top the mark. I believe this is why Judge Kimmie and the rest keep kicking the can down the road, they do not want to be around when the fit hits the sham !
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