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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>considering the age and physical decline of the
Baby Boomers.....My mom actually thinks it should be legalized, and she's a Utah
Mormon 79 years of age. Came clear to her when my brother developed a bad back
with no pain relief other than the dreaded gateway drug....of course, she's
still freaked out about "Gay Marriage Utah", but little steps,
Martha!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Support for legal
marijuana soaring</DIV>
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href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/06/cnn-poll-support-for-legal-marijuana-soaring/?hpt=hp_t2">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/06/cnn-poll-support-for-legal-marijuana-soaring/?hpt=hp_t2</A></SPAN></DIV>
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title="Permanent Link:CNN Poll: Support for legal marijuana soaring"
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rel=bookmark>CNN Poll: Support for legal marijuana soaring</A></H1>
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class=cnn_first><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><STRONG
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(CNN)</STRONG> - In a major turnaround from past decades, a majority of
Americans support legalizing marijuana, according to a new poll.</SPAN></P>
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The <A
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href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/01/06/cnn.orc.poll.marijuana.pdf">CNN/ORC
International survey</A> released Monday also indicated that the number
of people who say smoking pot is morally wrong has plunged.<BR
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Fifty-five
percent of those questioned nationally said marijuana should be made legal,
with 44% disagreeing.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The CNN/ORC findings are similar to a
Gallup poll conducted in October.</SPAN></P>
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style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">According to the CNN poll and numbers
from General Social Survey polling, support for legalizing marijuana has
steadily soared over the past quarter century - from 16% in 1987 to 26% in
1996, 34% in 2002, and 43% two years ago.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The survey found interesting divides on
the issue.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">"There are big differences on age,
region, party ID, and gender, with senior citizens, Republicans, and
Southerners the only major demographic groups who still oppose the legal use
of pot," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Two-thirds of those 18 to 34 said
marijuana should be legal, with 64% of those 34 to 49 in agreement.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Half of those 50 to 64 believe
marijuana should be legal, but that number dropped to 39% for those age 65 and
older.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Support stood at 60% in the Northeast,
58% in the West, 57% in the Midwest, but just 48% in the South. Sixty-two
percent of Democrats and 59% of Independents, but just 36% of Republicans,
backed legalizing marijuana. Fifty-nine percent of men but just 51% of women
supported making pot legal.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><STRONG
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Attitudes
have dramatically changed</STRONG></P>
<P
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Why has support for legalizing
marijuana tripled since the 1970s and 1980s?</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">"Attitudes toward the effects of
marijuana and whether it is morally wrong to smoke pot have changed
dramatically over time," said Holland. "That also means that marijuana use is
just not all that important to Americans any longer."</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">In 1972, about a year after President
Richard Nixon declared drugs "public enemy Number One," 65% said the use of
marijuana was a very serious problem for the United States. Now that is down
to 19%.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The number who said marijuana is a
gateway drug (47%), is down 23 points since 1972. The number who said
marijuana is addictive (50%), is down 10 points. And the number who said
marijuana is physically harmful (43%) is down 23 points.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">"Clearly there are some reservations
about marijuana, but not the widespread fear that existed during the original
War on Drugs in the 1970s," added Holland.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The biggest change indicated by the
poll reflected the number of people who said smoking pot is morally wrong. In
1987, 70% said it was, making it a sin in the minds of more Americans than
abortion or pornography.</SPAN></P>
<P
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7px; MARGIN: 12px 20px 12px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><SPAN
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Now, that number has been halved - just
35% today said smoking marijuana is morally wrong.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Widespread agreement that it is not
morally wrong may be one of the bigger drivers of the pro-legalization
movement.</SPAN></P>
<P
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">The CNN poll was conducted by ORC
International, from January 3-5, with 1,010 adults nationwide questioned by
telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage
points.</SPAN></P>
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">CNN/ORC International Survey</SPAN></P>
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto"><A
href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/01/06/cnn.orc.poll.marijuana.pdf">http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/01/06/cnn.orc.poll.marijuana.pdf</A></SPAN></P>
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