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veggie
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Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast
#9834511 - 02/20/09 04:31 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Marijuana: Zogby Poll Shows Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast, Support Climbing Nationwide February 20, 2009 - Drug War Chronicle
Support for taxing and regulating marijuana has climbed above 50% on the West Coast, according to a national poll of 1,053 registered voters. The poll was conducted by Zogby International and was commissioned by California NORML and Oakland's Oaksterdam University.
The poll found that 58% of West Coast respondents agreed that marijuana should be "taxed and regulated like alcohol and cigarettes." Only 36% of West Coast respondents disagreed.
On the East Coast, 48% supported legalizing marijuana. In the south and central US, support fell to 37%. Overall, 44% of respondents nationwide agreed that pot should be taxed and regulated.
That's roughly in line with a CBS/New York Times poll earlier this month that found 41% of Americans favored legalizing marijuana, up from just 27% in 1979. That, said national NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre, is a good thing.
"Public support for replacing the illicit marijuana market with a legally regulated, controlled market similar to alcohol, complete with age restrictions and quality controls, continues to grow, and appears to have achieved majority support on the West Coast -- where many voters are already familiar with the state-licensed use and, in some cases, sale of medical cannabis," he said.
"As voters and legislators continue to look for alternative ways to raise tax revenue for public services and reduce law enforcement costs in this troubled economy, we expect the public's support for taxing and regulating cannabis to continue to grow -- not just on the West Coast, but nationwide."
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WonkierBubble
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Re: Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast [Re: veggie]
#9835470 - 02/20/09 08:34 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I hope a state lawmaker will bring to vote a serious legalization proposal and get it passed. That will be a big "fuck you, feds!" and will really get the American public talking about legalization and will make it happen!
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Le_Canard
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Re: Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast [Re: veggie]
#9835558 - 02/20/09 08:58 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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More encouraging news on the weed front. We may yet live to see it legalized.
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mushrume man
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Re: Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast [Re: Le_Canard]
#9835636 - 02/20/09 09:21 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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It would be great to see cannabis regulated like alcohol in my lifetime. Just imagine the factories and farms that would produce the products
The best part is when weed is legal we can change NORMAL to the nation organization to reform mushroom law
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hockeyplyr1057
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Re: Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast [Re: mushrume man]
#9837784 - 02/21/09 10:09 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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dont know how old you all are ^^
but i am 20 and i know i will live to see the day
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tektonic
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Re: Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast [Re: hockeyplyr1057]
#9839445 - 02/21/09 02:54 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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there is a ton of ppl trying to reform... i would bet we will have possible legalization and definatley no more medical raids during 2010
thats my guess
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BirdsIView
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Re: Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast [Re: mushrume man]
#9840518 - 02/21/09 06:19 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
mushrume man said: It would be great to see cannabis regulated like alcohol in my lifetime. Just imagine the factories and farms that would produce the products
The best part is when weed is legal we can change NORMAL to the nation organization to reform mushroom law
More than just factories and farms, all sorts of products would come out. I can imagine a world full of TV stations, restaurants, and stores devoted to Marijuana.
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