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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAngus Reid Poll: Three Quarters Of Americans Oppose Prison For Marijuana Offenses
from NORML:
Vancouver, Canada: Three out of four Americans favor the use of fines or probation in lieu of criminal sanctions for marijuana offenders, according to an Angus Reid Public opinion poll of 1,011 US adults.
According to the poll, 74 percent of respondents said that they favored the imposition of "alternative penalties" - such as fines, probation, or community service - rather than prison for those found to have violated marijuana possession laws. By contrast, only 41 percent of respondents favored such penalties for credit card fraud, and only one-third of those polled favored alternative sentencing for drunk driving offenders.
Among Canadian respondents, 78 percent prefer fines in lieu of prison for minor marijuana offenders. Among British respondents, 70 percent endorsed sentencing alternatives.
The margin of error is +/-2.2% for Great Britain, and +/-3.1% for Canada and the United States. ....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://norml.org/news/2012/05/03/angus-reid-poll-three-quarters-of-americans-oppose-prison-for-pot-offenses
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Angus Reid Poll: Three Quarters Of Americans Oppose Prison For Marijuana Offenses (Original Post)
marmar
May 2012
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xchrom
(108,903 posts)1. du rec. nt
frylock
(34,825 posts)2. but it's a losing issue for obama!!1
can't this wait till after the 2014 midterms?
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)4. Why is it a losing issue? The people who support prohibition
will not vote for him anyway. He needs to stop pandering to the right.
Uncle Joe
(58,284 posts)6. I believe frylock was using a subtle form
of sarcasm.
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)3. Which proves once again that about one quarter of this nation
are cold-hearted fascists.
Uncle Joe
(58,284 posts)5. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread, marmar.