Legalization support getting too high? Then just don't poll the people who support it!
The polls lately have been showing a growing support for marijuana legalization by adults. The latest Gallup poll shows a 46% support for legalization, other polls show greater support even into a majority that supports legalization.
So I was somewhat surprised when I heard that the latest CNN poll found only a 41% support among adults for legalization.
What happened? They redefined “adult” to mean “35 years old and older”.
(OurTime.org) Today, CNN.com released poll results from interviews with 824 “adult Americans” asking their opinions on the legalization of marijuana and gay marriage. The only problem? They didn’t do a great job making sure the opinions of 70 million adult Americans were accurately included!
In response to the prompt, “Do you favor or oppose the legalization of marijuana?” 41% of “adults” said they favor it, 56% opposed, and 2% had no opinion on the matter. The results for “Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?” showed 51% of “adults” saying that they should be recognized as valid, 47% saying they should not be recognized as valid, and 2% saying they have no opinion.
American adults tend to be evenly divided on topics like this – no surprise on the numbers here. However, what is incredibly surprising is that CNN.com posted these results despite the fact that they couldn’t reach enough respondents between the ages of 18-34 to represent our opinion accurately.
There you have it – if you don’t want to hear about support for legalizing marijuana and same-sex marriage, just don’t ask younger adults!
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Just pleasing their masters Big Pharma and boner pills ads!
Smokers need to get up to register and vote. stop giving marijuana that stupid image that it makes us retarded and lazy. its an all time “high” right now so support it and stop giving the media an excuse to nail us and send nonviolent “victims” to jail, not to mention that cartels would take a big hit and we can actually regulate and control it. taking the power away from drug dealers who sell to anyone anywhere and kids would have a harder time getting their hands on it.
Unity is the only realistic way of passing hr 2306, put the blunts/bongs down and vote!
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This is an attempt by a big company to push back on marijuana without seeming like they are ! Just more of the same from the normal people!
I like the shape of the graph. When the yeas and nays meet, the marijuana torpedo of truth will be ready to blast prohibition out of the water.
If your old enough to vote, work for this country,pay taxes and join the army you better be considered an adult.
It’s nice to know that I’m not technically an adult, at least in the cnn.com universe. Who needs skin cream when it’s so easy to stay young? I wish they’d let my health insurance know that I’m not an adult. Maybe my rates would drop.
Remember when “Young Adult” referred to the bookstore section for 13 to 16 year olds? ;)
Soon enough, under 35 will be officially defined and legislated as “young adults” and we will require separate laws to guide us and protect us from life. Hell, 21 year old soldiers are seen as children in some circles.