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Poll: Majority now say pot smoking should be legal
• http://www.washingtontimes.com, By Stephen DinanSupport is even higher among younger American adults, with nearly two-thirds of Millennials — those born since 1980 — supporting legalization.
The findings cheered marijuana advocates, who said politicians need to follow voters’ lead.
“Not too long ago, it was widely accepted in political circles that elected officials who wanted to get re-elected needed to act ‘tough’ on drugs and go out of their way to support the continued criminalization of marijuana. The opposite is quickly becoming true,” said Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority.