Half of Americans continue to support legalizing recreational marijuana

Pofika zisankho za mwezi watha, mayiko ena anayi adavota kuti asagwiritse ntchito chamba pazachipatala komanso posangalala, zomwe zidapangitsa kuti mayiko 8 avomereze chamba chovomerezeka (9, kuphatikiza Washington DC).


The Harris Poll idabwerezanso mutu wa chamba chovomerezeka mwezi uno ndipo idapeza kuti, ngakhale mayiko ambiri alowa nawo gulu lovomerezeka, malingaliro aku America sakhala ofanana kuyambira pomwe adawona mu February 2015.

Kafukufuku waposachedwa wasonyeza kuti pafupifupi 8 mwa akuluakulu 10 amachirikiza kuvomerezeka kwa chamba kuchizachipatala (82% 2016; 81% 2015), pomwe theka la aku America amathandizira kuvomereza chamba kuti chigwiritsidwe ntchito posangalala (50%; 49% motsatana). Akuluakulu opitilira 2 mwa 5 (42%) amatsutsa kuvomerezeka kwa chamba kuti azigwiritsa ntchito posangalala, makamaka azaka 65 ndi kupitilira apo (56% amatsutsa).

Izi ndi zina mwa zotsatira za The Harris Poll ya akuluakulu 2,054 aku US azaka 18+ omwe adafunsidwa pa intaneti pakati pa Disembala 8 ndi 12, 2016.

Zisankho, zisankho

Whether or not you believe marijuana should be legalized for any reason, there is a larger question also at hand: who should decide whether or not to legalize the substance, the federal government on behalf of all states or state governments each for themselves? Just over a third of adults feel the decision should be made at the federal level (35% in 2016 and 2015), but the number who favor the states retaining the right to make this decision has increased from 44% in 2015 to 48% now.

Ch-ch-ch-kusintha

Ngati chamba chikaloledwa kukhala chovomerezeka, chimakhala ndi zotsatira zake kuposa kusintha kosavuta kwalamulo. Pafupifupi asanu ndi awiri mwa akuluakulu khumi amakhulupirira kuti chamba chovomerezeka chidzawonjezera ndalama zamisonkho (71%), kuchuluka kwa chamba chomwe chimagwiritsidwa ntchito (71%), komanso kuchuluka kwa ogwiritsa ntchito chamba (69%). Pakadali pano, pafupifupi asanu ndi mmodzi mwa khumi akuyembekeza kuwonjezeka kwa zokopa alendo kumayiko omwe kusuta chamba ndikovomerezeka (64%) komanso kusasinthika / kukhazikika kwa chamba chogwiritsidwa ntchito (57%).

Zotsatira za kumwa mowa

When it comes to the potential impact of marijuana legalization on alcohol consumption, most regular drinkers (adults ages 21+ who drink alcohol at least several times a year), say that marijuana legalization would not impact their personal consumption of alcoholic beverages. 81% of regular beer and spirit drinkers and 85% of regular wine drinkers say that legalization of marijuana would not impact, or has not impacted (for those states where it has already been legalized), their consumption of alcohol. Of the balance, more say they will decrease their alcohol consumption than say they will increase their consumption.

Komabe, malinga ndi a Danny Brager, SVP wa Nielsen's Beverage Alcohol Practice, "Ndizodabwitsa kuti matumba ena a ogula - m'magulu osiyanasiyana, magulu opeza ndalama, ndi jenda - adayankha mochuluka kwambiri kuti kumwa kwawo mowa kungakhudzidwe. mwa kuvomerezeka kwa chamba. Momwe ena mwa anthu ogula amafunikira kwambiri pagulu lililonse lazakumwa, kuvomerezeka kwa chamba kumatha kukhala ndi zotsatirapo zoyipa pakumwa mowa. ”

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