For first time, majorityof Americans favor legalizing marijuana
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time, amajority of Americans back legalizing marijuana, marking significant changes inpublic opinion toward the drug, especially among the young, a survey by the Pew Research Center showed on Thursday.
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The survey showed52 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana, which the federal government deems an illegal drug even as many states haveloosened restrictions on "pot" use.
Support for legalizing pothas risen by 11 points since 2010 and was up from just 12 percent backing in1969, when 84 percent of those polled opposed legalization. In the most recent survey, 45percent of Americans opposed legalization.
"For the first time in more than fourdecades of polling on the issue, a majority of Americans favor legalizing theuse of marijuana," Pew said in a statement.
“第一次，这个问题在40多年的轮询中，终于大多数美国人赞成大麻使用合法化。”Pew在一份声明中说。
Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states tolegalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use followingtwin referendums last November. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia allow the medicaluse of marijuana.
The Pew poll found that 65 percent of people bornsince 1980 favor legalizing marijuana use, up from 36 percent in 2008.
Pew民调发现，80后有65%的人支持大麻合法，高于2008年的36%。
Among baby boomers - those born in the twodecades after World War Two - 50 percent favor legalizing marijuana, up from alow of 17 percent in 1990.
在二战后的20年间迎来的婴儿潮——这部分人有50%支持大麻合法，高于1990年的17%。
Some 72 percent of those polled said governmentefforts to enforce marijuana laws cost more than they are worth. Sixty percent said the federal governmentshould not enforce federal laws barring use of marijuana in states where it islegal.
There are partisan differences over legalization,with 59 percent of Democrats supporting making marijuana legal, compared with37 percent of Republicans.
合法化中也有党派分歧，59%民主党支持大麻合法，而只有37%的共和党。
But 57 percent of Republicans and 59 percent ofDemocrats say the federal government should not enforce federalmarijuana laws in statesthat permit its use.
但是57%共和党和59%民主党认为联邦政府不该使用联邦法命令那些大麻合法的州禁止大麻的使用。
Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority, anadvocacy group, said it was time for politicians to catch up with the publicattitude on legalization.
汤姆安吉尔，是大麻多数派的主席，这是一个游说团体，他说，是时候让政客们追赶上公众的态度了。
"You're going to start seeing morepoliticians running toward our movement instead of away from it, just as we'veseen happen" with same-sex marriage, he said in an emailed statement.
DDDon • 15 hrs ago Report Abuse
I was aliveand well in the late 60's and goverment SHOVED marijuana laws Americans throat.The percentages? who made them up?
Douglas • 15 hrs ago Report Abuse
I'm 66years old. I had bursitis in both shoulders so bad that I couldn't raise myarms to brush my teeth nor sleep soundly. The pain was almost intolerable. Thenabout a year ago I read up on medicinal #$%$ and now I smoke EVERY night beforeretiring. I have NO pain anymore and I sleep soundly. So, am I a drug addict? Ithink not.
Chris • 17 hrs ago Report Abuse
Legalizationmakes too much sense not to be done. Imagine how much extra tax revenue couldbe generated by legalizing and taxing pot. Imagine how much money would besaved by not having to incarcerate petty drug offenders. Imagine the decreasein violent drug crime that would take place.
VERNON • 17 hrs ago Report Abuse
So Youaren't for making the use of tobacco illegal then? A large percentage of thelegalize marijuana crowd do just that, they want to outlaw tobacco
哈，那你干嘛不让烟草的使用非法呢？这就是大麻合法化人群做的事儿呗，他们就是想取缔烟草而已。
Suedz1 • 15 hrs ago Report Abuse
Think aboutthe Cheetos sales going up and the IQ levels going down. Hell, no wonder wekeep electing idiots, the entire nation is stoned.
Merlinab88 • 14 hrs ago Report Abuse
When yousit down and have a smoke you may start thinking for yourself. Have a beer andwatch tv.
嗯，这不错，每次你坐下来，抽上一支烟，静静开始自己的思考……再来上一瓶啤酒，看看电视神马的~~
KillgoreTrout • 13 hrs ago Report Abuse
Suedz, MJdoes not lower your IQ. It may cause short term memory loss, but that goes awaywhen the pot wears off. Maybe you've seen too many Cheech and Chong movies
Non Affiliated • 18 hrs ago Report Abuse
How manyINNOCENT Americans have been killed by government in this war on drugs?
one is to many
有多少无辜的美国人在政府的毒品战争中被杀？太多了……
Ryan • 18 hrs ago Report Abuse
countlessothers incarcerated in for-profit prisons
无数人被关押在监狱，这只是为了盈利而已。
Last1out • 15 hrs ago Report Abuse
More peoplehave died from peanuts than from pot. (o_O)
死于花生的人比死于大麻的人更多……
Libhadist • 18 hrs ago Report Abuse
MostAmericans want less restrictive gun laws, true freedom of speech and a moreopen administrations at both the state and national level.
大多数美国人想让枪支限制减小，真正的言论自由和一个更加开放的政府，目前正处于各州和国家之间的水平。
Noah • 14 hrs ago Report Abuse
Legalizingmarijuana will have more of a positive effect on preventing gun deaths than anyof the currently proposed gun control bills.
和目前提出的所有枪支控制法案相比，大麻合法化会产生更大的积极效应。
Sean Hernandez • 13 hrs ago Report Abuse
LegalizeDMT while your at it too!.....Aliens!
天啦！合法化致幻药物！……你们都是火星人吗？！
FYI • 18 hrs ago Report Abuse
From myexperience when I was a teenager:
Teenagers and booze: Someone falls off of a balcony and someone else getsraped.
Teenagers and weed: Someone eats all the peanut butter and someone else fallsasleep on your couch.
Melee401 • 16 hrs ago Report Abuse
More like"For the first time the truth has been seen through the governmentlies"
终于，第一次，真相看穿了政府的谎言。
Bates • 17 hrs ago Report Abuse
This wouldbe a bigger accomplishment in the WAR ON DRUGS than anything to date. Thiswould cut half of the cartels and gangs cash flow immediately.
和以前比，这将是毒品战争最大的成就。这将减少一半的黑帮和团伙现金流。
Morgan • 18 hrs ago Report Abuse
Everythingthat your government tells you about pot is a lie, it's healthier than mostthings you consume, yet it's still considered to be this awful drug. Not onlythat, but it would solve a lot of crime problems in the United Statesand it would also demolish many Mexican Cartels
Dave • 17 hrs ago Report Abuse
If you dontlike Marijuana, dont use it. Otherwise mind your own business and leave therest of us alone. Condescending, uncool, straight people scare me. They shouldbe locked up where their opinions will not harm others.
Old_Flatbush • 10 hrs ago Report Abuse
The real"crime" was making it illegal in the first place! The so called Waron Drugs has cause more harm and ruin for Citizens then any of those drugs everdid or could or would. Shameful and ignorant
毒菜和皿煮的差距啊
