A Steady Rise In Support For Cannabis Legalization
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Thirty years ago it's estimated that support for cannabis legalization with Americans was only around 24 percent.
By 2018, it was estimated that more than 60 percent of residents in the United States were in favor of cannabis legalization.
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It is also people from a myriad of political trenches that are changing their minds on cannabis as well, not just liberals and not just conservatives or independents. People are embracing cannabis from across the political spectrum.
The more that the media has started to frame the discussion of cannabis as a medical one, support for legalization has been on the rise, researchers suggest. They note that mainstream news organizations used to focus more on talking about crime and other drug-related problems but now there is more mention for medicinal issues with cannabis use.
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This chart above details the change over time in media coverage, and while there is still a great deal of media content out there fearmongering over cannabis, it's true that there are many stories over the years that have tried to honestly highlight the potential benefit that can be reaped with cannabis.
The failure of the war on drugs has also prompted many to reconsider the approach.
Along with the increase in support for legalization there has also been a rise in criticism for the justice system in general.
No doubt the ongoing "opioid epidemic" that the media has told us so much about has also prompted many to consider the possibility that cannabis could provide some relief to this problem. And researchers have discovered that the majority of patients do prefer cannabis to opioids for their pain management.
Hopefully these numbers will continue to climb and more people will opt to stand up for the liberty of the minority, in embracing a cannabis market, rather than clutching onto the misguided and failed promises of prohibition.
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Lololol this article actually just shows the obscene influence that MSM has over people's opinions, and how the term "manufacturing consent" is incredibly accurate.
Reason prevails.
Im from California all you need is to be 21 yrs old to buy as a recreational user from insane shops that got menus bigger than McDonalds menus. 🥳💨
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