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To: Gersh Avery who wrote (4941)11/17/2006 1:33:46 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10087
 
AARP survey... 73% AGAINST legalizing pot.

"I believe all marijuana use should be legalized."
DISAGREE - 73%

"Do you believe marijuana is addictive?"
YES - 74%

aarpmagazine.org;

And of course, while a majority of respondents agreed that adults should be allowed to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if a physician recommends it, no distinction was given whether these people were referring to marinol, the marijuana pill, or smoked pot.

Personally, I'm still waiting for the NIH study, peered reviewed, which proves any medicinal effect of smoked pot over marinol.



To: Gersh Avery who wrote (4941)11/17/2006 1:48:57 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 10087
 
I just read Bill's post and the link. It had some interesting facts which support my previously expressed opinions.

72% support medical marijuana legalization

but only

23% support total legalization.

That illustrates why those pushing medical marijuana should decouple the issue from the total legalization issue. If the two issues were successfully decoupled, medical marijuana would likely be legal nationwide as the support for it is strong.


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