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Only one demographic holdout on legalization
Tuesday, Apr 4, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * Let’s revisit the crosstabs of the recent Paul Simon Institute poll which found that 66 percent of Illinoisans support legalizing “recreational marijuana if taxed and regulated like alcohol.” It turns out that every demographic but one supported legalization. Even folks you wouldn’t normally think would be in favor are in support, according to the poll. Conservatives (51 percent), Republicans (52 percent) and those 66 and older (51 percent) all want to legalize it. * The only demographic to oppose legalization? According to the poll, 52 percent of born again Christians said they were against legalization, but 44 percent supported it and 32 percent strongly supported it. However, 58 percent of self-identified born again Christians said they favored decriminalization. Just 38 percent were opposed. We have decrim now. The sky hasn’t fallen. Decriminalization helps consumers, but the distribution networks are controlled by criminals, and some of those criminals are quite violent. So it’s time to take the next step.
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