Go ahead and spark up. Nobody cares.
by digby
For the first time, more than half of Americans think that marijuana usage should be made legal, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.
Fifty-eight percent of Americans now back legalizing marijuana. That represents an 8-point increase from the previous record of 50 percent in 2011, and a 10-point increase from November 2012, just after Colorado and Washington voted for legalization.
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Much of the new support for legalization comes among independent voters, 62 percent of whom now support it, up from just 50 percent last November. Majorities of all age groups up to age 64 also support legalization, including two-thirds of those from 18 to 29.
Since most of us under the age of 64 have tried it have lived to tell the tale — (spoiler alert — it’s no big deal) it makes sense that the country is finally coming to its senses. The question now is whether the governments that are making a tidy profit at prohibition will go quietly.
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