For the first time, the majority of voters in California are backing full legalization of marijuana, marking what many are calling a “breakthrough for marijuana advocates” and a clear repudiation of the War on Drugs and the zero-tolerance policy that has driven local and national drug enforcement for years.
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According to a Field Poll, which for decades has been tracking Golden State residents’ opinions of marijuana, 55 percent of respondents have indicated clear support for legalization.
Forty-seven percent said they would support the legalization of marijuana with controls “similar to those of alcohol” while eight percent said they would support allowing anyone to purchase it.
The nonpartisan pollsters note that the latest poll indicates a “huge reversal of public sentiment toward marijuana” with just 31 percent favoring strict enforcement of existing laws or passing tougher sanctions, compared with 75 percent of poll respondents in 1969.
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