Marijuana Law Refom Marching On: Legalization Highly Favored In New Massachusetts Poll
source: http://blog.norml.org/2011/12/10/marijuana-law-refom-marching-on-legalization-highly-favored...
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58% support in Massachusetts for legalizing marijuana and regulating it has other agricultural commodities Georgetown, MA – This evening, attendees at the Second Annual Massachuse Cannabis Convention hosted by the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition/ NORML ( MassCann/NORML) at the Crowne Plaza in Natick heard the major results of a live telephone poll conducted in November by DAPA Research Inc. 600 Massachusetts voters with a margin of error of +/-4%. The most significant findings:* Fifty-eight percent (58%) support legalizing marijuana and regulating it in the same manner as other agricultural commodities with sales prohibited to underage persons (69% Democrats, 44% Republicans, 54% Other).* to support legalization if the proposed law marijuana to adults and tax it in the same manner as the state currently regulates alcohol (70% Democrats, 56% Republicans, 60% Other).* Fifty-four percent (54%) oppose the federal government disregarding state la in states legalizing marijuana, while only 35% support the federal government’ disregarding state law.“The data strongly suggests that Massachusetts voters are more ready than voters in any other state to end prohibition and establish reasonable regulatio of cannabis cultivation and commerce for all purposes,” said Steven S. Epstein, that if the legislature does not enact a law allowing medical use of marijuana th session the voters will overwhelmingly, perhaps 80%+, approve the voter initiative for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana at the ballot box in November.” said Cara Crabb-Burnham, a member of MassCann/NORML’s Board of Director the hands of childre http://blog.norml.org/2011/12/10/marijuana-law-refom-marching-on-legalization-hi...-
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