A new Rasmussen Reports nationwide telephone survey of adults shows an interesting result. The survey of 1000 adults shows that more adult Americans support legalization of marijuana than oppose legalization by a 43% to 42% margin (+/- 3% sampling error). Granted, the difference between the groups are within the sampling error, but this is still a telling survey that minds are being changed in a pro-liberty way. This is up from 40% supporting legalization in February.
Other questions in the survey show that 65% of respondents believe it is at least somewhat likely that marijuana will be legalized in the United States sometime in the next decade. Seventy-five percent (75%) support medicinal marijuana use, while only 14% say patients should not be allowed to smoke doctor-prescribed pot. This is up from 63% in October.
Granted, I believe that these numbers are not representative of the state of Arkansas, which is generally more conservative on drug use than other parts of the country, but it does show a move in the right direction for the nation as a whole.
In 2006, Eureka Springs, AR voted to make marijuana the lowest law enforcement priority and reduce the punishment for small amounts to a fine and/or community service.
