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An April 2009 field poll found 56 percent of Californians supported the legalization of marijuana. An April 2010 SurveyUSA poll also found 56% support, with a margin of error of 4.4%. Support for legalization broke down like this:
Age
Under 35 - 74%
35 to 49 - 46%
50 to 64 - 49%
65 and over - 39%
Gender
Men - 65%
Women - 46%
Race/Ethnicity
Asians - 58%
Blacks - 67%
Hispanics - 45%
Whites - 59%
As we all know, it's the retired folks who vote the most regularly. So the 56% overall in favor is not as positive as it seems at first. It's up to the rest of us to make it to the polls come November second.
In addition, between now and then, you can expect opponents to put out a lot of misinformation. They'll use the same worn out myths and scare tactics to try to maintain the status quo of cannabis prohibition in order to move the middle.
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