Poll: Americans want Feds to respect state marijuana laws

[struggle4progress]

Jenny Kane
Published 11:20 a.m. PT Feb. 23, 2017 | Updated 2 hours ago

The vast majority of U.S. voters support making marijuana legal and think the federal government should respect state marijuana laws, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday morning.

Ninety-three percent of Americans support medical marijuana use and 59 percent support legalizing recreational marijuana, according to the poll.

Five out of seven Americans — including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, independents, and all age groups — are opposed to the government enforcing federal prohibition laws in states where marijuana is legal for medical or adult use.

Nevada legalized recreational marijuana use during the November election; they legalized medical marijuana in 2000, although the first medical marijuana dispensaries did not open until more than a decade later ...

http://www.rgj.com/story/news/marijuana/2017/02/23/new-poll-americans-want-feds-respect-state-marijuana-laws/98308620/

[Chasstev365]

1. Republicans LOVE and RESPECT State's Rights:

Except anytime they DON'T AGREE!

[Ilsa]

2. Trump doesn't care. States Rights are only

for insignificant power they don't want. But if they can screw over pot-smoking liberals, they'll gladly do it for the hell of it.

[panader0]

3. Trump administration thinks trans rights should be a state issue

but weed is different.....

[Warren DeMontague]

4. It's time for the US congress to grow a fucking spine on this issue.

They could fix this in 15 minutes.

[bunnies]

5. Yep.

Take it away from the Feds. Enough already.