There has been considerable debate for decades about whether such restrictive standards should apply to marijuana, or whether its scheduling makes sense considering alcohol and tobacco aren't scheduled but are potentially more risky than marijuana, but that's what the law now is.
The number of Americans who support legalizing marijuana seems to be getting higher and higher.
Nearly 3 out of 4 of the poll's participants said the federal government shouldn't stop the sale and use of marijuana in states that have already legalized it.
While most parents want to keep marijuana away from their children, 56 percent of the respondents say marijuana use is socially acceptable.
Despite these efforts, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made it clear that he does not support cannabis legalization in any form, noting that there's "more violence around marijuana than one would think". Three in four adults between 18 and 34 support legal marijuana use, as do six in 10 Americans between 35 and 64.
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The roughly $200 million in tax revenue from more than $1 billion in sales previous year funds all that, she says, plus provides $40 million for schools. Udell pointed to New York Senate bill 482, which would establish a process for sealing the arrest records of New Yorkers who were busted with marijuana "in public view".
The company first started asking the question in 1979, at which point just 27 per cent said they were in favor of legalization. The Obama administration generally allowed state marijuana programs to operate, while officials under President Donald Trump have signaled they are open to medical marijuana, which is legal in IL for those who qualify, but not recreational use.
Fundamentally, there is a relatively straightforward way of resolving the conflict between federal and state laws: removing marijuana entirely from the Controlled Substances Act, leaving to the states the choice of how to deal with marijuana. "They already are, and delaying is not going to prevent any of that activity", said Becky DeKeuster, a consultant on cannabis issues who previously ran medical marijuana dispensaries in ME and California.
The majority of Democrats and Independents believe marijuana should be legal, while Republicans are divided. Most Americans under 65 say they have tried it, while just a quarter of seniors 65 and older have. Both standard land-line phones and cell phones were used in the survey.
The poll employed a random digit dial methodology. For the cell sample, interviews were conducted with the person who answered the phone. The bill, which would significantly decrease sales taxes collected on marijuana purchases (taxes on patients are lower than on adult users) and excise taxes on businesses, and could cost the state more than $100 million, is awaiting a House vote.
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