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74% of Americans Support Alternative Penalties for Marijuana
May 03, 2012 - Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Coordinator
A new poll, published today by Angus Reid Public Opinion, looks at the changing attitudes towards marijuana possession penalties in the UK, Canada, and the United States. The poll surveyed 1,011 Americans, 2,015 Britons, and 1,005 Canadians during March of this year. The results show that an overwhelming majority of citizens in these countries no longer believe marijuana possession should result in jail time.
A new poll, published today by Angus Reid Public Opinion, looks at the changing attitudes towards marijuana possession penalties in the UK, Canada, and the United States. The poll surveyed 1,011 Americans, 2,015 Britons, and 1,005 Canadians during March of this year. The results show that an overwhelming majority of citizens in these countries no longer believe marijuana possession should result in jail time.
From Angus Reid:
Majorities of respondents in the three countries (Britain 56%, Canada 68%, United States 74%) welcome the concept of using alternative penalties—such as fines, probation or community service—rather than prison for non-violent offenders. At least seven-in-ten Britons (70%), Americans (74%) and Canadians (78%) believe personal marijuana use should be dealt with through alternative penalties. Support for similar guidelines for credit card fraud, drunk driving and arson is decidedly lower.
View the full report here.
Pro-Cannabis Rally at PA State Capitol. We Need you!!!!
Mar 13, 2012 - Derek Rosenzweig
Year after year the PA legislature takes up bill
after bill and debates it until it reaches a vote - meanwhile our medical
marijuana bills HB1653 and SB1003 languish in committees which don't seem to have any
interest in having any debate. Marijuana will one day be legalized in
Pennsylvania, for all adults or just for medical use, but it will take much
more effort on the part of all interested parties if that is to become a
reality. Can you help us bring 100 legalization-friendly citizens out to show
their support?
Join us on March 27th to rally at the state Capitol for an
end to cannabis prohibition. We need to show our elected officials that this
issue is not going away; that cannabis consumers, advocates, and patients will
not sit idly by while this plant remains unjustly classified as harmful.
Thousands of people get arrested every year, the vast majority for simple
possession, and many still languish in our jails. Sick and dying patients are
forced to use harmful pharmaceuticals, but cannabis could give them a much
higher quality of life. Many patients already choose to break the law and use
cannabis as medicine, and these patients face possible arrest, unreasonable
drug tests, loss of physician trust, and loss of pain management.
Details:
Location: Main Steps (intersection of State Street and 3rd Street), Capitol
Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
See some transportation options from Philadelphia here.
So bring some signs, your energy and devotion, and your friends to help us push
for better cannabis laws here in PA. We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Derek Rosenzweig
