- How much of the US population lives in a state or district with access to legal marijuana?
Over one quarter of the US population lives in a state or district with access to legal marijuana. - Where in the US were the first places to make marijuana fully legal?
Washington and Colorado were the first places. - In the states where marijuana is legal, what differences might there be state to state? And how are Vermont and DC different?
There are variations in the amount of marijuana that one can legally possess, and those from outside the state face stricter limits. In DC and Vermont, it is not legal to buy or sell marijuana, though it is still legal to grow it. - What is the difference between marijuana legalization and marijuana decriminalization?
Legalization removes all government enforced punishments, allowing for legal sale and home-growing of cannabis. Decriminalization only removes jail or prison time for possession of small amounts of marijuana, though other punishments, such as fines, can remain. Prison time can remain a punishments for larger amounts of marijuana under some decriminalization laws. - Why does the ACLU argue that marijuana prohibition is bad for the government?
The ACLU argues that marijuana prohibition, which disproportionately affects minorities, makes the government appear biased, damaging their credibility while also wasting their resources. - Why do some argue that "Big Marijuana" corporations would be dangerous if marijuana were legalized?
Corporations, in search of profits, would aggressively market to heavy pot users who possess drug addictions, allowing them to gain most of their profits from from addicted users. - How has public support for marijuana legalization changed since the year 2000?
Support for marijuana legalization has risen from 12% in 1969 to 31% in 2000 to 66% in 2018. - How does the federal government classify marijuana? What does that mean?
The government classifies marijuana as a schedule 1 drug, the same class as that of heroin, which means it has high potential for abuse. Schedule 1 drugs are also viewed as having no medical value, as opposed to schedule 2 drugs, such as cocaine and meth. - How have the Obama and Trump administrations treated the states that have decided to legalize marijuana?
Obama took a relatively lax approach to legalization in states, allowing states to do as the wished as long as they met certain criteria. The Trump administration initially poised to take a stronger stand against legalization under Sessions, but, under Barr, they have also backed down, returning to Obama era standards. - Why are many marijuana businesses in "legal states" operating only in cash and not using banks?
Banks are worried about dealing with money and businesses which are breaking federal laws.
1. Who made up the "universe" or polling population of this particular poll? The "universe" of this polls was likely Democratic caucus-goers. 2. If 25% of people say they are supporting Bernie Sanders and the sampling error is 4.8%, what is the actual range of Sanders's support? From 20.2% to 29.8%. 3. Using the margin of error, describe a possible scenario in which Sanders would not win, but still fits the polls data. Biden is stated to have 18% of the support. With 4.8% sampling error, this means he could have up to 22.8%. Sanders could have as low as 20.2%, and thus would lose in this scenario. 4. What were the results found in earlier polls taken in Nevada this year? An early January poll from Suffolk University/USA Today showed Biden leading with 19% compared to Sanders's 18%. Warren trailed the two at 10%. A Fox News poll taken at the same time showed Biden beating Sanders 23% to 17%, with Warren following at 12%. 5. What changes took p...
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