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- Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:20:21 PST

Survey: Nearly 60 Percent Of Americans Say Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol

Pittsburgh, PA: Nearly 60 percent of Americans support regulating cannabis in a manner similar to alcohol, according to an analysis of over 450,000 online responses collected by the online polling data company CivicScience over a nearly two-year period.

Fifty-eight percent of respondents said that they would support "a law in [their] state that would legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana like alcohol?" Thirty-five percent of respondents said that they would oppose such a change in law.

An analysis of responses provided within the past three months found even stronger support for marijuana regulation, with 61 percent of those polled endorsing cannabis law reform.

Democrats, men, and those respondents between the ages of 25 to 34 were most likely to support regulating cannabis.

The CivicScience survey findings are similar to poll results previously reported by Gallup in 2013. In that poll, 58 percent of respondents similarly backed legalizing marijuana. More recently, in April, national polling data published by the Pew Research Center reported that 54 percent of Americans support legalizing the plant.


Poll: Majority Of Colorado Voters Support State's Marijuana Legalization Policies

Denver, CO: The majority of Colorado adults support state law regulating the licensed production and retail sale of cannabis to those age 21 or older, according to the results of an NBC News/Marist poll released this week.

The poll reported that 55 percent of adults support Colorado's marijuana legalization law while 45 percent of respondents oppose it. Among registered Colorado voters specifically, 52 percent of respondents expressed support for the law.

Democrats (67 percent) and Independents (60 percent) expressed strong support for the law. By contrast, only 24 percent of Republicans said they support the law. Seventy-three percent of Republicans said that they disapproved of it.

In November 2012, 55 percent of Colorado voters approved a statewide initiative permitting adults to buy, sell, and grow cannabis for recreational purposes.

A November 2014 Quinnipiac University poll of Colorado voters reported that 54 percent of respondents believe that regulating adult cannabis sales has been "good" for the state.

A June 2014 nationwide HuffPost.com/YouGov poll reported that 61 percent of Americans support Colorado's efforts to regulate the commercial cannabis market.

The NBC/Marist poll possesses a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percent.


Philadelphia: Mayor To Sign Marijuana Depenalization Measure

Philadelphia, PA: City mayor Michael Nutter on Monday announced that he will sign municipal legislation into law decriminalizing marijuana possession penalties.

Under the measure, penalties pertaining to the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis would be reduced from a criminal misdemeanor to a non-summary civil offense, punishable by a $25 fine - no arrest and no criminal record.

Members of the City Council in June voted 13 to 3 to reduce municipal marijuana penalties. The Council is expected to re-approve a slightly amended version of this measure later this month. The revised language is expected to take effect on October 20.

Anyone cited under the pending ordinance would be required to make an appearance before a Municipal Court judge, but would not face criminal charges or a criminal record. Those caught smoking marijuana in public would face a $100 fine, which could be waived if the defendant agreed to perform several hours of public service.

Philadelphia NORML had long lobbied in support of a change in the city's criminal classification of marijuana possession offenses. A 2013 review of marijuana arrest data by the organization reported that African Americans are arrested in Philadelphia for minor marijuana violations at five times the rate of whites despite both races consuming the substance at nearly equal rates.

"This will go a long way toward a much saner and a much better policy for people in Philadelphia," said Chris Goldstein, PhillyNORML co-chair. "This is something that should have happened earlier in the summer. It would have alleviated almost 1,000 people getting arrested."

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, who had previously pledged to ignore the ordinance, has now offered his support for the revised measure.


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