Posted on 07/27/2010 12:42:50 PM PDT by Ken H
Americans are evenly divided over whether marijuana should be legalized in the United States, but most expect it to happen within the next decade.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Adults nationally shows 43% believe marijuana should be legalized. But 42% think it should remain an illegal drug. Another 15% are not sure.
These results show a slight shift toward legalization from February of last year.
However, 65% believe it is at least somewhat likely marijuana will be legalized in the United States in the next 10 years. Just 28% do not expect this to happen. Those numbers include 29% who say it is Very Likely pot will be legal in the next 10 years and five percent (5%) who say it is Not At All Likely.
In the latest survey, voters were simply asked whether or not they believed marijuana should be legalized. Voters were more divided on this question than they were in May of last year, when asked whether the drug should be legalized and taxed. At that time, 41% favored the idea of legalizing and taxing marijuana, while 49% were opposed.
Several cash-strapped states have been considering legalizing and taxing the drug in order to generate more revenue. In both Colorado and California, 49% of voters support legalizing and taxing the drug.
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Americans are much more supportive of adults being allowed to smoke marijuana if it is prescribed by a physician. Seventy-five percent (75%) support medicinal marijuana use, while only 14% say patients should not be allowed to smoke doctor-prescribed pot. Support for medical marijuana is even higher than it was in October, when 63% said it should be allowed.
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Hot dog! Something new to tax.
It required a Constitutional Amendment to ban booze. How come it doesn’t require one to ban dope?
Imagine the sheer amount of lawsuits to come agaist those using the poor man’s version of crack....
Because OTC and prescription pain meds are big business, Too big to fail.
Your second sentence states the reason that I believe we will see the legalization of MJ within the next 5-10 years.
The congressional appetite for taxing and spending makes it inevitable.
Don’t bogart that joint, friend.
Pot / fool’s-ball is the devil. /sarcasm off
All sin must be encouraged - for the tax revenue!
I am not sure about this. The prison guards and cops are not going to go down without a fight. I imagine that drug dealers are also heavily funding the No on legalization side.
Even though it’s legal in the Netherlands, the kids there are less likely to use. Go figure.
Needless to say, much of the cost and interest for smoking pot would decline if it were legal and people were able to grow for personal use.
“Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it.”
- Barack Hussein Obama
I favor the WOD. I am against legalization. I’m in favor of the polcies we have on the books right now. In fact we should strengthen our laws.
That said...
I do think California ought to legalize it and tax it. I do.
That way when the land of fruits and nuts completely and irretrievably slides into a helpless and hopless state of liberal idiocracy, then I’ll have the pleasure to say; “I told you so”.
And the rest of normal America will look and learn.
...and the other 15% became disoriented and forgot what the question was when asked in the survey with replies of ‘Dude!’
Try FDR and the Commerce Clause... For more fun look up the Bureau of Narcotics and the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. Rats never change only the names change to protect the guilty. If legalized an taxed, the price plummets as does the revenue, but the cost of treatment for accidents, injuries and addiction is another matter. Lots and lots of opportunity for opening this door and finding as empty a suit as we have for president.
43% Say Marijuana Should Be Legalized, 42% Disagree and the remaining 15% don’t remember the question.
Once legalized then I am sure it will be able to be purchased with food stamps.
No need to worry about busting your budget. If Prop 19 passes, you'll be able to grow a few plants of your own tax-free!
If it worked like that they wouldn't do so much to hobble growth.
It will be legalized because Americans, particularly younger Americans, have gotten wise to the hype machine.
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