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Most Americans Back Legalizing Marijuana, But Trump Voters Not On Board, Conservative Group’s Poll Shows Amid Rescheduling Rumors
As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his decision on rescheduling marijuana, a new poll from a religiously conservative research firm again shows that a majority of Americans are ready to fully legalize cannabis. Trump voters, however, are not on board with the change, except for the younger ones.
The survey — conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) — was detailed in a post last week on its Family Matters blog by one of the organization’s senior researchers. Overall, 57 percent of respondents found that they “somewhat” or “strongly” support the legalization of cannabis.
The demographic breakdown of age and political affiliation showed familiar divisions on the issue, with a majority (53 percent) of those over 46 who voted for Trump in the last election opposing legalization. However, 49 percent of Trump voters aged 18-45 say they support reform.
Among people who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the last election, however, there was an unusual finding: more people in the older cohort (87%) said they support legalization than the younger group (71%).
When asked about the net impact of legalization on society, 68 percent of younger Harris voters said the social benefits outweigh the costs, and an even greater majority (82 percent) of older Harris voters said the same.
By contrast, majorities of young and older Trump voters (59 percent and 67 percent, respectively) said legalization is associated with “more social costs than benefits.”
Adults aged 18-45 without children were more than 60 percent in favor of ending the ban, compared to 52 percent who are parents, the poll found.
“This provides the blueprint for a new political coalition interested in curbing the abuses of our fast-track entry into the widespread world of medical marijuana,” said EPPC’s Patrick Brown. he saidand if the Trump administration moves to reschedule marijuana, “conservatives and well-intentioned liberals should not accept a new reality of capitalism-driven marijuana availability without a fight.”
“Concerns about widespread weed’s potential for children’s health — and the long-term outcomes of young adults — will not go away, regardless of the profit motive involved,” he said.
While this poll shows a partisan divide on the issue with most Republicans opposed to legalization, other independent polls in recent years have indicated that ending prohibition is an increasingly bipartisan issue. That being said, Support among GOP voters has fallen slightly over the past year, according to a recent Gallup poll.
A separate research firm associated with the Trump poll of registered voters recently showed this A majority of Republicans support various cannabis reformsincluding rescheduling, states’ rights to legalize and the marijuana industry’s access to banking services and stock exchanges.
Sources familiar with the decision the administration may make on marijuana reform have not suggested the president wants to. legalize marijuana, though. The proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) would mean that it would still be prohibited. But marijuana companies could begin taking federal tax deductions, which could help reduce some research barriers related to Schedule I drugs.
Also announced this week was the president’s executive order on the planned rescheduling It may also include additional components on banking access for cannabis businesses and Medicare coverage for CBD.
on monday Trump said he is “very hard” considering rescheduling cannabis in part, to ease the restrictions on research on its effects.
Those against policy change have it he increased his efforts to prevent the administration from continuingArguing that reclassification to Schedule III will further normalize the use of marijuana, even though the plant has not been federally legalized. The rescheduling, however, would allow marijuana companies to take federal tax deductions while reducing some of the research barriers associated with Decision I drugs.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), one of the most vocal prohibitionists in Congress, said this week Trump has no authority to unilaterally reschedule marijuana by executive order. But while lawmakers could overturn any administrative move to enact reform, he acknowledged it would be a “huge increase” in the Republican-controlled Congress.
Meanwhile, they are the top Democrats in Congress saying that the modest reform would not go far enough– including Sen. Ron Wyden (R-OR), who said the move is nothing more than an attempt by the president to “gaslight” voters into thinking he legalized cannabis to boost his “pathetic” approval ratings.
A major organization in the drug testing industry said this separately Amid reports of “sounding the alarm” Trump may soon end the reorganization proposalthat the policy change would have “catastrophic consequences for the safety of US workers and the transportation sector.”
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or for what it’s worth, a White House spokesperson told Marijuana Moment last week that no action has been taken so far.
They have been members of Congress in bipartisanship weighing a possible decision to reorganize last week—Democrats like Rep. Alex Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) call the reform a “no” and others like Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) have pushed back against the proposal.
The Washington Post reported last week that Trump planned to issue an executive order to federal agencies to move forward with cannabis rescheduling.
The outlet also said the president met with marijuana industry executives Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this week in the Oval Office. with Secretary of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz. During that meeting, Trump called Johnson, the House Speaker, who opposed the rescheduling of cannabis,
If the administration ultimately enacts the rescheduling, it would mark one of the most significant developments in federal marijuana policy since its prohibition half a century ago, when it was banned under Article III. With a reclassification, marijuana has medical value and a lower abuse potential compared to Schedule I drugs like heroin.
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New York State lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow liquor stores to sell low-THC cannabis drinks, amid growing interest in cannabis drinks.
Democrat Senator Jeremy Cooney and Assemblyman John Zaccaro have recently introduced additional legislation in the Senate and Assembly to allow licensed liquor and wine stores to sell low-potency cannabis beverages.
The bill would allow retail sales of beverages containing 5 milligrams of THC, produced by New York adult-use cannabis licensees, and direct related tax revenue to the state’s cannabis revenue fund.
The measure would open a new way for liquor stores to sell low-dose cannabis drinks, imposing new taxes and determining how the revenue would be used, and would expand New York’s adult-use market.
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