“Three-fourths of Americans say it’s inevitable that marijuana will be legal for recreational use across the nation, whether they support such policies or not, according to a public opinion poll released Wednesday that highlights shifting attitudes following the drug war era and tough-on-crime legislation. The Pew Research Center survey also shows increased support for ending mandatory minimum prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders and doing away altogether with jail time for small amounts of marijuana. Since California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, at least 19 others and the District of Columbia have followed suit.”
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/poll-nationwide-marijuana-legalization-inevitable
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