Foes Of Marijuana Legalization Can't Like These New Numbers

[Playinghardball]

Opponents of legalizing marijuana can't be happy about several new polls released Tuesday. Majority support for making cannabis legal is holding steady, while young adults are legalization's biggest fans. And that's true both nationally and in several swing states.

Nationally, 53 percent of Americans support legalization, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Pew found essentially the same result, 54 percent in favor, in a similar poll last year.

Millennials are far more supportive than other voter demographic groups, according to Pew. Sixty-eight percent of those aged 18-34 support legalization, a full 16 points higher than the next most supportive demographic, those aged 35-50. An earlier Pew survey showed that the millennial demographic is significantly more supportive across party lines.

Among Americans of all ages in both major parties, the latest Pew survey found that those who described themselves are more left-leaning than their party peers were also more likely to favor marijuana legalization. Seventy-five percent of Democrats who called themselves liberal favor legalization. Forty-eight percent of Republicans who identified as more moderate or left-leaning support legalization. However, Republicans who identified as conservative oppose legalization 2-to-1.

Overall, solid majorities of Democrats (59 percent) and independents (58 percent) support legalization, Pew found. While only 39 percent of Republicans are in favor, that's the highest GOP support since Pew started asking the question in 1969.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/14/marijuana-legalization-polls_n_7063768.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

[arcane1]

1. I've gained a bit of success using the term "re-legalization" to convince people.

Some people have no idea that cannabis was ever legal, and so they immediately ask why I use that term. Once they realize it was perfectly legal from the beginning of time up until the 1930's, it really does make for a new perspective.

[djean111]

2. Obama's new AG is against legalization. Looks like she is a big fan of civil asset forfeiture, too.

So good luck with that.