Indopedia All Things Marijuana
A recently released Gallup poll revealed that 64 percent of Americans believe marijuana should be legalized, including a majority of Republicans.
The nationwide shift in approval for ending the prohibition of marijuana reflects changing attitudes across all age demographics toward the once-demonized plant that is now legal, in some form, in most of the country.
A poll released yesterday by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a nonpartisan organization that fights to ensure “veterans and their families are supported, protected, empowered and never forgotten,” paints a similar picture of cannabis reform support when compared to the recently published Gallup poll.
IAVA support for recreational and medical marijuana legalization
The majority of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans who responded to the poll agreed with the legalization of medical marijuana, with 63 percent saying they either support or strongly support ending the prohibition of cannabis for medical purposes. Only 15 percent of veterans oppose medical marijuana legalization while 22 percent didn’t have an opinion on the issue.
When it comes to recreational marijuana, however, support…
