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 New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana 
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New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana
July 23, 2010 - Drug War Chronicle
A national Angus-Reid poll released Wednesday has found majority support for legalizing marijuana, with 52% of respondents saying they wanted to free the weed. That figure includes 59% of independents and 57% of Democrats, but only 38% of Republicans.
The 52% figure is almost identical to a December Angus-Reid poll that found support at 53%. The difference is within the statistical margin of error. But the Angus-Reid polling finds higher support than most recent polls, which show support nationwide for legalization somewhere in the forties.
Support for legalizing any other drugs was dramatically lower, with only 10% supporting legalizing Ecstasy, and only single-digit support for legalizing heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine. The high levels of opposition to drug legalization cut across party lines.
The poll found that while a large majority (64%) believe that "America has a serious drug abuse problem," an equally large majority (65%) believe the war on drugs is a failure. Only 8% said the drug war was working.
The poll also surveyed attitudes toward Mexico and things Mexican. Some 78% respondents had favorable views of Mexican food, and 59% held favorable views of the Mexican people. But only 34% had a favorable view of Mexican immigrants (without distinguishing between legal and illegal) and only 7% had a favorable view of the Mexican government. The poll found that people who had actually been to Mexico tended to have more favorable view of things Mexican.
Nearly half (49%) of respondents believe Mexico deserves most of the blame for being a major drug supplier to the US, while 34% thought the US bore more blame. A majority (59%) of Republicans blamed Mexico, while only 49% of independents and 45% of Democrats did. Regionally, majorities of people in the West (54%) and the South (52%) blamed Mexico, while only 46% in the Midwest and 38% in the Northeast blamed Mexico.
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: veggie]
#12938316 - 07/23/10 12:19 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Only 8% said the drug war was working.
8% haven't done any research at all on the War on Drugs and simply responded with what they think is correct.
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: SuperD]
#12939056 - 07/23/10 02:55 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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it's 200$ for a ak-47 last tiem i checked
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: aiyobro]
#12939584 - 07/23/10 09:23 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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aiyobro said:
it's 200$ for a ak-47 last tiem i checked
(throws in another random irrelevant price)
it's $115K for an LTQ last time i checked.
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: aiyobro]
#12939825 - 07/23/10 11:08 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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aiyobro said:
it's 200$ for a ak-47 last tiem i checked
Not in my part of the USA, it isn't. A new Ak-47 around here costs at least $450 
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: Dango_Bill]
#12940036 - 07/23/10 12:07 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Dango_Bill said:
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aiyobro said:
it's 200$ for a ak-47 last tiem i checked
Not in my part of the USA, it isn't. A new Ak-47 around here costs at least $450
Oh you poor thing!
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: Nymphaea]
#12940213 - 07/23/10 12:42 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hey, we live in a democracy, so this means that we are gonna legalize now, right?
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: Smitington]
#12940224 - 07/23/10 12:44 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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hey what about select start?
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: Freedom]
#12940235 - 07/23/10 12:46 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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that too
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: veggie]
#12953196 - 07/26/10 12:52 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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veggie said:
The poll found that while a large majority (64%) believe that "America has a serious drug abuse problem," an equally large majority (65%) believe the war on drugs is a failure. Only 8% said the drug war was working.
So 65% believe it's a failure, 8% believe it's working... meaning 27% are "undecided" or giving the war some more time? Christ, it's been going on for 40 YEARS with nothing to show for it!!! That's a fucking a failure.
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: kake]
#12953249 - 07/26/10 01:05 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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kake said:
Christ, it's been going on for 40 YEARS with nothing to show for it!!!
Well they've got plenty to show for it - a lot of ruined lives and billions squandered.
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: kake]
#12956158 - 07/26/10 05:05 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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kake said:
Christ, it's been going on for 40 YEARS with nothing to show for it!!! That's a fucking a failure.
it's closer to 80, as 80 years ago was when harry anslinger was appointed head of the FBN. they have a lot to show, just not anything good.
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Re: New National Poll Finds 52% Say Legalize Marijuana [Re: Cloud9]
#12960060 - 07/27/10 05:53 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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America is still way to politically correct these dayz.. I should say these years..
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