72% in AARP Favor Legal Medical Marijuana
Nearly three-fourths of Americans middle age and older support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll taken for AARP.
More than half of those questioned said they believed marijuana has medical benefits, while a larger majority agreed the drug is addictive.
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Over all, 72 percent of respondents agreed “adults should be allowed to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if a physician recommends it.” Those in the Northeast (79 percent) and West (82 percent) were more receptive to the idea than in the Midwest (67 percent) and Southwest (65 percent). In Southern states, 70 percent agreed with the statement.
AP: AARP Poll Shows Most Support Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana
Of course “having medical benefits” and “being addictive” aren’t mutually exclusive. Having a glass of wine with dinner is medically beneficial, yet alcohol is still addictive (even more so than marijuana). Myths about marijuana still abound, but it’s nice to see that even the elderly recognize that it isn’t the danger to society it is made out to be.
72% in AARP Favor Legal Medical Marijuana Nearly three-fourths of Americans middle age and older support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll taken for AARP. More than half of those questioned said they believed marijuana has medical benefits, while a larger majority
At first glance I was a little surprised at this article (via Tempus Fugit)… New York Times - AARP, whose 35 million members are all at lea [...]
tried again — double jeopardy—for performing not only laudable but actually legal activities in a city where 87% of the population thinks that he’s in the right and in a country where more than 70% of the adults most likely to be ill thinks he’s right. Given what we know about the impact of different drugs on different people, is there any excuse at all for the continued persecution of those who believe that medical marijuana helps them?
First of all, I am Canadian, and while we don’t dish out Marijuana too liberally as medication, it is something that is definitely used here to treat certain illnesses. For some reason I was under the impression that Medical Marijuana was already legalized down south?
Either way, I agree with the large percentage of people who are for the use of Medical Marijuana, as far as I’m concerned it has less negative side effects than alcohol and if it is the right tool for the job, I say go ahead and use it.