There is a new Pew poll out showing national support for marijuana legalization at 52% vs 45% against.
A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, a new poll indicates, with the change driven largely by a huge shift in how the baby boom generation feels about the drug of their youth.
By 52% to 45%, adult Americans back legalization, according to the survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. The finding marks the first time in more than four decades of Pew’s polling that a majority has taken that position. As recently as a decade ago, only about one-third of American adults backed making marijuana legal.
Two big shifts in opinion go along with the support for legalization and likely contribute to it. Most Americans no longer see marijuana as a “gateway” to more dangerous drugs, and most no longer see its use as immoral.
Well who is standing in the way of getting the Federal Government out of the Prohibition Business (besides the President)?
The poll suggests a shift in federal law may be slow. A notable political split exists on the issue, with conservative Republicans heavily against legalization, while majorities of Democrats, independents and liberal and moderate Republicans back it. Conservatives have strong sway among Republicans in the House.
My Congress Critter Adam Kinzinger opposes getting the Feds out of the Prohibition Business. Would anyone care to primary him on the issue? You will have my support.
And just to move the old folks along a little you might want to introduce some of your older relatives to Should Grandma Smoke Pot?. It couldn’t hurt if more conservatives saw it as well.
Comments
One response to “Pew – Legalization Support 52 to 45”
Not smoke, no. Sorry – but grandma probably has breathing issues, even if she never smoked tobacco. Pollution, all those nice poisonous cleansers she was urged to use (ammonia, chlorine, etc.). For those who wonder why I’m saying this – my mother died of lung cancer – she never smoked.
Tea, tea is good. Or brownies, or cookies or whatever. (A.B. Toklas brownies were actually hashish – which wasn’t just mary jane – and actually might be beneficial, but only if recommended by a Doc).
And only if it’s legal, so the caregiver doesn’t have to risk going to jail in order to help. I still feel guilty about that. But she and my father would probably both have died had I done what I wanted to. At least he’s still alive.