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US: Half in US support legalising marijuana use: Poll
Today Tuesday 18 Oct 2011 The poll showed that support was highest among liberals and adults under age 30, with more than 60 per cent of respondents in those categories favouring legalisation. Support was lowest, at just 31 per cent, among Americans over age 65. "Support for legalising marijuana has been increasing over the past several years, rising to 50 per cent today, the highest on record," a summary of the poll said. Another 46 per cent said marijuana should remain illegal. "If this current trend on legalising marijuana continues, pressure may build to bring the nation's laws into compliance with the people's wishes," the summary added. Gallup said support for legalisation had crept up from just 12 per cent in 1969 to 30 per cent in 2000 and 40 per cent in 2009. Last year, a Gallup survey found that 70 per cent of Americans favoured making it legal for doctors to prescribe marijuana to relieve pain and suffering. California became the first state to decriminalise medical marijuana in 1996, and a number of other US states have followed suit with their own statutes. Cannabis remains classified as an illegal narcotic under federal law. The Gallup poll released on Monday showed that Democrats, at 57 per cent, were more likely to support legalisation than Republicans, only 35 per cent of whom favoured such a move. The poll was based on telephone interviews conducted between Oct 6-9 with a random sample of 1,005 adults across the country. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC111018-0000406/Half-in-US-support-legalising-marijuana-use--Poll
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