Poll: Americans want Feds to respect state marijuana laws [View all]
Jenny Kane
Published 11:20 a.m. PT Feb. 23, 2017 | Updated 2 hours ago
The vast majority of U.S. voters support making marijuana legal and think the federal government should respect state marijuana laws, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday morning.
Ninety-three percent of Americans support medical marijuana use and 59 percent support legalizing recreational marijuana, according to the poll.
Five out of seven Americans including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, independents, and all age groups are opposed to the government enforcing federal prohibition laws in states where marijuana is legal for medical or adult use.
Nevada legalized recreational marijuana use during the November election; they legalized medical marijuana in 2000, although the first medical marijuana dispensaries did not open until more than a decade later ...
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