Gallup has been polling the question of whether or not the US should legalize marijuana since 1969 and for the very first time, in a poll released today, a majority of American have responded in the affirmative. 50% of Americans said that yes, marijuana should be legal vs. 46% who disagreed. Despite this strong support [...]

A new poll shows that a solid majority of Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized. Poll Results * 55% of all American adults support marijuana legalization (vs. just 40% against it, 5% are “not sure.”) * 63% of Democrats, 61% of independents, and 41% of Republicans support legalization. Prohibition Alcohol prohibition was wrong in [...]

A new Economist/YouGov poll shows majority support among Americans for legalizing marijuana (regulating and taxing it like alcohol.) 58% of Americans who took the poll were in support of regulating marijuana like alcohol while only 23% were against it. The remaining 19% had no opinion on the topic. Among 18 to 29 year olds support [...]

While many people are pointing to the 54% to 46% defeat of Prop 19 in California as proof that marijuana will never be legalized, I think a closer look at the situation reveals this perspective to be off the mark. Many people who support marijuana legalization in general voted against Prop 19 because they felt [...]

According to this new Survey USA poll 56% of adults in California support marijuana legalization (compared to 42% against.) This November marijuana legalization will be on the ballot in California. This is very encouraging news for those of us who support marijuana legalization (as I certainly do) as this poll indicates that legalization is likely [...]

To celebrate 4/20 NORML is giving away a free download of “Marijuana is Safer.” This book makes a really excellent (and informed) argument in favor of the legalization of marijuana. There is truly no rational reason for marijuana to be illegal. It just makes no sense. Marijuana is, in fact, much safer than drinking alcohol [...]

Right now there’s a really awful advertisement coming up on this website (the ads are served by Google, so I don’t pick them myself, for anyone wondering) that I feel I must respond to in case anyone thinks I support it’s message. This is an advertisement for a website called “Say No To Pot” which [...]

The following 10 points were provided by Senator Jim Webb who is doing his best to put this very important subject on the radar. Millions of Americans lives are being ruined because either they are a family member is in jail unjustly. We are supposed to be the “land of the free” so are we [...]

NORML takes down a Fox “News” anti marijuana propaganda piece point by point: CLICK HERE to read it on their website. It’s unbelievable to me that in 2009 people are still running with this kind of “reefer madness” nonsense. Marijuana is far less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol but do you see Fox “News” calling [...]

In 2006, for the 4th consecutive year, a new record was set for the most people arrested for marijuana related “crimes” in the US with 829,625. This is a travesty of justice and a huge waste of money (over 10 billion dollars are spent every year enforcing marijuana laws.) It’s time to end the War [...]