Polls in Colorado and Massachusetts Support Pot Legalization

Two of the most progressive U.S. states when it comes to cannabis legalization offered further validation of that status based on a pair of polls just released this past week. The polls indicate a plurality of residents in Colorado and an impressive majority of respondents in Massachusetts support pot legalization.

Public Policy Polling reported that 49 percent of Coloradans said marijuana use should be legalized for personal recreational use, with 40 percent stating it should remain illegal. Medical marijuana, already legal in Colorado, was supported by over two-thirds of Rocky Mountain residents (68%) with a nearly inconsequential 25 percent in opposition to medi-pot.

In Massachusetts, DAPA Research found 58 percent of those polled supported legal pot and 62 percent backed a theoretical law that would tax and regulate recreational pot like the state does alcohol (Massachusetts has some of the most restrictive alcohol laws in the U.S. – but at least it’s legal).

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