Americans Closely Divided on Legalizing Marijuana According to Poll - 46% against, 40 % for

[MadBadger]

I didnt realize it was this close, so I'm posting this Rasmussen Poll

In a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, Americans are closely divided on the question of whether marijuana should be legalized: 40% say it should be, while 46% disagree. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure which course is better.

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Nearly half of men (48%) say pot should be legal in this country, but just 34% of women agree. The plurality of women (49%) oppose legalization.

Americans under the age of 40 are much more supportive of legalizing the drug than are older Americans.

Sixty percent (60%) of Republicans are opposed to the legalization of marijuana. Democrats are more evenly split on the question, giving legalization the edge by five points.

This partisan divide is clear in a commentary by Froma Harrop highlighting President Obama’s support for decriminalization earlier in his political career and his choice of former Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as his drug czar. Ms. Harrop, a columnist for the Providence Journal, says Kerlikowske “presided over a city that had virtually decriminalized small-scale possession of marijuana,” while John Walters, his predecessor during the Bush years, was much more of a hard-line drug enforcer.

Among adults not affiliated with either major political party, 49% favor legalization of marijuana, while 41% oppose it.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/february_2009/40_say_marijuana_should_be_legalized

[w4rma]

1. It wouldn't be hard to move those numbers towards a full majority. (nt)

[bluestateguy]

2. We're getting there

We just have to wait for Father Time to catch up to some of the old farts who seem to approve of the current anti-drug regime.

[cbc5g]

3. Much better than I thought

[Greyhound]

4. Cerebral ossification? n/t

[rucky]

5. 14% were too stoned to respond.

I think we have a majority, here

[MadBadger]

6. True True

[TahitiNut]

7. It seems we're again seeing the "but not MY child" syndrome.

:shrug:

[nebenaube]

8. It's bigger than that and you know it... n/t

[defendandprotect]

9. If we could have some honest national discussion on this ---

I don't see how anyone could support a continuance of the phony "Drug War" --

$50,000 per prisoner each year for non-violent use of marijuana!!!???

But, generally, this subject is TABOO ---

[ConcernedCanuk]

10. I don't think most understand why the governments are so against legalizing marijuana

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For a nation that continues to make war around the globe

They don't really want a nation of friendly mellow citizens

Who'd wanna go to war??