Robert Celt
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According to a study conducted in February by the Associated Press NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 61 percent of the 1,042 adult Americans polled support the legalization of marijuana – the highest percentage ever recorded in such a poll, and up 3 percent from a similar survey in 2013 conducted by Gallup.
Of the adults who support marijuana being legalized, 33 percent believe that it should be legalized with no restrictions, 43 percent believe it should be legalized with limited purchase amounts, and 24 percent believe it should only be legalized for medical purposes.
Comparing this study with past Gallup polls shows a sizable shift in how Americans view marijuana. In 1969, only about 12 percent of Americans supported legalization; fifty years later, in 2009, support sat at 44 percent.
Although conducted by a different polling group, the AP study indicates that the country's views are changing regarding the federally illegal substance – but not drug use overall. Only 7 percent of respondents said that "other drugs, such as cocaine and heroin," should also be legalized.
Investors are also taking note of marijuana's rising support, according to Marijuana Business Daily. The marijuana industry data service estimates that the legal pot industry will be worth up to $44 billion annually by 2020.
As one of just three states to sell recreational marijuana, Colorado has a featured role in this heady social experiment and continues to reap the financial benefits, according to the Daily, which predicts that medical and recreational marijuana sales will combine to bring in over $1 billion in Colorado this year.
"It's no surprise that support continues to rise, since people have had a chance to actually see marijuana legalization in action in Colorado for almost two years," Marijuana Majority's Tom Angell wrote in an e-mail to Westword last October. "It's no longer just a theoretical debate, and we've got real evidence. We're now able to point to what is happening in Denver and prove that what we said would happen is true and that our opponents' fears were unfounded."
Recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, D.C.; medical marijuana is legal in various forms in 23 states and Washington, D.C.
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Full Article: Over 60 Percent Of Americans Believe Marijuana Should Be Legal, Survey Says
Author: Thomas Mitchell
Contact: Westward
Photo Credit: Ken Hamblin
Website: Westward
Of the adults who support marijuana being legalized, 33 percent believe that it should be legalized with no restrictions, 43 percent believe it should be legalized with limited purchase amounts, and 24 percent believe it should only be legalized for medical purposes.
Comparing this study with past Gallup polls shows a sizable shift in how Americans view marijuana. In 1969, only about 12 percent of Americans supported legalization; fifty years later, in 2009, support sat at 44 percent.
Although conducted by a different polling group, the AP study indicates that the country's views are changing regarding the federally illegal substance – but not drug use overall. Only 7 percent of respondents said that "other drugs, such as cocaine and heroin," should also be legalized.
Investors are also taking note of marijuana's rising support, according to Marijuana Business Daily. The marijuana industry data service estimates that the legal pot industry will be worth up to $44 billion annually by 2020.
As one of just three states to sell recreational marijuana, Colorado has a featured role in this heady social experiment and continues to reap the financial benefits, according to the Daily, which predicts that medical and recreational marijuana sales will combine to bring in over $1 billion in Colorado this year.
"It's no surprise that support continues to rise, since people have had a chance to actually see marijuana legalization in action in Colorado for almost two years," Marijuana Majority's Tom Angell wrote in an e-mail to Westword last October. "It's no longer just a theoretical debate, and we've got real evidence. We're now able to point to what is happening in Denver and prove that what we said would happen is true and that our opponents' fears were unfounded."
Recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, D.C.; medical marijuana is legal in various forms in 23 states and Washington, D.C.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Over 60 Percent Of Americans Believe Marijuana Should Be Legal, Survey Says
Author: Thomas Mitchell
Contact: Westward
Photo Credit: Ken Hamblin
Website: Westward
