Padawanbater2
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Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington DC, Colorado, Alaska, Washington and Oregon have taken marijuana legalization one step further. The herb is legal for recreational use in these states.
This socially progressive wave of marijuana legislation reflects America’s changing views about its use. Even some Republicans are singing a new tune, especially Millennials. According to a new poll from Pew Research, 63% of GOP Millennials say legalize it.
Republican Millennials have quite a different opinion about pot than their elders. Only 47% of GOP Gen X’ers, 38% of Boomers and 17% of the Silent generation side with young Republicans on the issue of marijuana legalization.
Overall, a majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. As of October 2014, 52% of Americans favor its legal use. While young Republicans favor legalization, the majority of support comes from Democrats. A whopping 77% of Democratic Millennials support legalization, followed by 61% of Gen X’ers, 66% of Boomers and 44% of the Silent generation.
Marijuana legalization isn’t the only social issue where Republican Millennials are rebelling against their elders. Support for same-sex marriage follows a similar trajectory. While a minority of Gen X (42%), Boomer (30%) and Silent generation (20%) Republicans would like to grant gay and lesbian couples their civil right to marry, 58% of GOP Millennials are for the idea.
A poll conducted by Reason-Rupe offers further insight into the minds of young Republicans. They concluded that social issues are more of a driving factor for GOP Millennials than economic issues,
“A majority—53 percent—of millennials say they would support a candidate who described him or herself as socially liberal and economically conservative, 16 percent were unsure, and 31 percent would oppose such a candidate.
The fact that a socially liberal, fiscally conservative candidate mainly attracts liberals over conservatives indicates that social issues rather than economics largely drive millennials’ political judgments.
It also suggests millennials are more socially liberal than they are economically liberal.”
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/01/poll-gop-millennials-disagree-with-their-elders-on-pot-and-thats-not-all/
Oh... oh man that's satisfying!
This socially progressive wave of marijuana legislation reflects America’s changing views about its use. Even some Republicans are singing a new tune, especially Millennials. According to a new poll from Pew Research, 63% of GOP Millennials say legalize it.
Republican Millennials have quite a different opinion about pot than their elders. Only 47% of GOP Gen X’ers, 38% of Boomers and 17% of the Silent generation side with young Republicans on the issue of marijuana legalization.
Overall, a majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. As of October 2014, 52% of Americans favor its legal use. While young Republicans favor legalization, the majority of support comes from Democrats. A whopping 77% of Democratic Millennials support legalization, followed by 61% of Gen X’ers, 66% of Boomers and 44% of the Silent generation.
Marijuana legalization isn’t the only social issue where Republican Millennials are rebelling against their elders. Support for same-sex marriage follows a similar trajectory. While a minority of Gen X (42%), Boomer (30%) and Silent generation (20%) Republicans would like to grant gay and lesbian couples their civil right to marry, 58% of GOP Millennials are for the idea.
A poll conducted by Reason-Rupe offers further insight into the minds of young Republicans. They concluded that social issues are more of a driving factor for GOP Millennials than economic issues,
“A majority—53 percent—of millennials say they would support a candidate who described him or herself as socially liberal and economically conservative, 16 percent were unsure, and 31 percent would oppose such a candidate.
The fact that a socially liberal, fiscally conservative candidate mainly attracts liberals over conservatives indicates that social issues rather than economics largely drive millennials’ political judgments.
It also suggests millennials are more socially liberal than they are economically liberal.”
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/01/poll-gop-millennials-disagree-with-their-elders-on-pot-and-thats-not-all/
Oh... oh man that's satisfying!
