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1. Polls For more than 20 years, national polls have shown increasingacceptance of marijuana use, proponents of legalization note. Butacceptance has not yet hit a critical mass, opponents counter. Theypoint to the failure of California s Proposition 19 in 2010, which would have allowed small amounts of marijuana forpersonal use while regulating and taxing it. Polls offer different views on whether and how much views ofmarijuana have changed since then. Some experts say the first state to approve marijuana for casualuse is right around the corner, perhaps as soon as this November. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll released in May, 56 percent of Americans now supportlegalizing cannabis and regulating it the way alcohol and tobaccoare. Some 36 percent were opposed. Dale Gieringer, state coordinator of California NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), said theRasmussen poll marked a high water moment for the legal marijuanamovement, suggesting that it showed "the strongest supportever recorded." According to the telephone poll in April, 47 percent of adults also"believe the country should legalize and tax marijuana inorder to help solve the nation's fiscal problems." Forty-twopercent of respondents disagreed, while 10 percent are undecided. Another poll by Angus Reid also suggested that Americans broadlyagreed that marijuana crimes should be punished less harshly thansome others. Three of four Americans favor the use of fines orprobation in lieu of criminal sanctions for marijuana offenders,according to the May poll . In addition, 74 percent of respondents said they favored theimposition of "alternative penalties," such as fines,probation, or community service, rather than prison for violatorsof marijuana possession laws. By contrast, only 41 percent ofrespondents favored such penalties for credit-card fraud, and onlyone-third for drunk driving offenders. A May poll by the University of Southern California Dornsife/ Los Angeles Times , however, suggested that California voters still reject legalmarijuana by similar margins to 2010. Prop. 19 failed with 54percent voting against and 46 percent in favor. The USC poll foundthat 50 percent of California voters remain opposed to legalmarijuana, while 46 percent are in favor of general orrecreational use by adults. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as LED Module , China Stadium Perimeter LED Display, and more. For more , please visit Outdoor Full Color LED Display today!
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