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For First Time, Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana

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October 22, 2013

For First Time, Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana

Support surged 10 percentage points in past year, to 58% 

by Art Swift

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For marijuana advocates, the last 12 months have been a period of unprecedented success as Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize recreational use of marijuana. And now for the first time, a clear majority of Americans (58%) say the drug should be legalized. This is in sharp contrast to the time Gallup first asked the question in 1969, when only 12% favored legalization.

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