The article titled Here's how much the public opinion on legalizing marijuana has changed shows a graph of research conducted by the PEW Research Center showing the huge shift that has taken place recent years regarding America's view towards marijuana legalization. 53% of Americans favor legalization which is the highest amount of support ever in America. Those between the ages of 18 to 34 had the most support.
From looking at the chart it appears that support will continue to rise and eventually lead to legalization in more states, especially once people see that they will now be considered a majority if they support legalization of marijuana.
I was surprised that this survey was only conducted among telephone calls to 1,500 citizens. The article does not say that people were called around the country either. It seems hard to believe that this poll is super accurate, but it will still probably influence the minds of many people.
Polls literally tell us nothing. They are basically imaginary figures that can be easily manipulated by those that conduct them if they choose. The only way to get an accurate national poll would be to force or entice every citizen and possibly noncitizen in the United States to take the poll, and that's never going to happen.
ReplyDeleteWell, if you read the text, you would realize that scientific polling is most accurate with a pool of 1,200 to 1,500 citizens. The PEW Research Center is one of the most accurate polling surveys in this nation, and I trust its results. They feel correct as the public has become much more favorable to legalized cannabis.
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