Majority for Marijuana Legalization in New California Field Poll
A new Field Poll released Tuesday has 55% support for generic marijuana legalization and 56% support for the California Cannabis Hemp Initiative of 2014 (CCHI).
The CCHI isn't the only initiative out there. Two more are at the state attorney general's office awaiting approval to begin signature-gathering, including one filed last week by the Drug Policy Alliance, the Control, Regulate, and Tax Marijuana Act.
The question now is whether these most recent poll results are likely to persuade enough major players that California should be contested next year instead of waiting for 2016. There are big logistical and financial obstacles to getting an initiative on the ballot for next year at this late date.
Look for more on the Field Poll results in a Chronicle news brief later today.
One surprising result from
One surprising result from the Field Poll is that “Legalize it so it can be purchased by anyone” is the fasting changing regulatory preference. It held steady from 1969 to 2010, but has since doubled, from 4% to 8%. Even though it’s a small minority and “Legalize it with age and other controls, like those for alcohol” is still dominant, maybe it suggests that regulations might not need to be as tightly controlled as assumed.
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