10 years after the first Global Marijuana March in May 1999:

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All U.S. adults:

"It’s not just a California poll. A WashingtonPost/ABC survey, also released last week, revealed that 46 percent of Americans support legalization of small amounts of marijuana for personal use — that’s double the support it had a decade ago." - May 6, 2009 in Christian Science Monitor in article titled "Legalize marijuana? Schwarzenegger says let’s debate it." Actual poll: "Washington Post-ABC News Poll." by The Washington Post and ABC News. Poll conducted April 21-24, 2009 of a random national sample of adults. 

In general, do you favor or oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use?

Date       Favor   Oppose   No opinion
4/24/09     46       52          2
10/24/02*   39       53          8 
5/27/97     22       75          3 
8/26/86     25       74          1 
5/19/86     22       77          1 
4/28/86     23       75          1 
3/24/86     21       78          1 
5/13/85     26       72          2

*Time/CNN: "Do you favor or oppose the legalization of marijuana? (IF YES) What about in small amounts, for example three ounces or less? Do you favor or oppose the legalization of marijuana in small amounts?"

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2008 U.S. presidential election voters*:

"The Zogby poll, commissioned by the conservative-leaning O'Leary Report, surveyed 3,937 voters and found 52 percent in favor of legalization. Only 37 percent opposed." - May 6, 2009. "Majority Of Americans Want Pot Legalized: Zogby Poll." in The Huffington Post. See also: "New Poll: 52% Say Marijuana Should Be Legal, Taxed, Regulated." May 06, 2009 in Salem-News.com. "Is marijuana tax the next revenue stream?" by Michael B. Farrell. May 11, 2009 in Chicago Sun-Times.

*3,937 voters weighted to match the 2008 presidential outcome -- 54 percent Obama voters and 46 percent McCain supporters.

 Voters were asked: "Scarce law enforcement and prison resources, a desire to neutralize drug cartels and the need for new sources of revenue have resurrected the topic of legalizing marijuana. Proponents say it makes sense to tax and regulate the drug while opponents say that legalization would lead marijuana users to use other illegal drugs. Would you favor or oppose the government's effort to legalize marijuana?"

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 Please distribute widely.

Wikipedia: Global Marijuana March - Click the photo just below to enlarge it, and for more info.

Madrid, Spain. May 8, 2004. Million Joint March (La Marcha del Millón de Porros en Madrid, Mayo 2004). More info and photos: [2] [3] [4]. Part of the Million Marijuana March (MMM).

Toronto. May 2, 2009. Global Marijuana March. Full-size photo. Cannabis.wikia.com page: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 
 Public-domain charts from November.org: [1] [2] [3] [4]. Not copyrighted. Pass on freely.    ------------------------------------------------------

World map showing number of prisoners per 100,000 citizens. [1] [2] [3]. Click the above map to enlarge it, and for more info. See also: List of countries by incarceration rate.

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