More than two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization, according to a new survey from Pew Research, the most since the organization began polling the question in 2010.
In the poll results released Thursday, legalization was opposed by just 32 percent of respondents, continuing a decade-long decline. A poll taken in 2010 found legalization was opposed by a 52-41 majority.
While marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, 11 states and the District of Columbia have already legalized the drug for recreational use. Additionally, 33 states plus the District of Columbia allow marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana has been illegal since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, which classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug, along with LSD and heroin.
Reformers have pointed to the war on drug’s effect on communities of color as one reason for federal legalization. Black people are 3.73 times more likely than white people to be arrested for simple marijuana possession, and almost 80 percent of federal prisoners serving time for drug offenses are black or Latino. One outcome is disenfranchisement, with one in 13 black people in the country ineligible to vote because of felony records .
Story continuesDemocratic presidential candidates have released a number of policy proposals related to marijuana. Sen. Cory Booker has released a plan that would legalize the drug nationwide, offer clemency to inmates who are imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses and reinvest in communities targeted by the drug war. Sen.
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