… It didn’t surprise me that Pew released a poll report a year ago saying that, “For the first time in more than four decades of polling on the issue, a majority of Americans favor legalizing the use of marijuana.” … I believe that a backlash is coming as “new […] Read more »
America’s New Drug Policy Landscape
The public appears ready for a truce in the long-running war on drugs. A national survey by the Pew Research Center finds that 67% of Americans say that the government should focus more on providing treatment for those who use illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Just 26% think […] Read more »
Marijuana Debate Goes Mainstream
It wasn’t long ago that talking about marijuana legalization was on the fringe of American politics, and the idea was largely dismissed by the mainstream. But a range of polls suggests that is no longer the case. In fact, 2014 may be remembered as the year marijuana legalization went mainstream […] Read more »
Millennials rising
… The independent Pew Research Center released a major report on the attitudes of the millennial generation last week, and here’s what it found: The millennials are decidedly liberal, especially on social issues such as immigration and same-sex marriage. That helps explain why Obama won their votes by a 16-point […] Read more »
The state fight over legalizing marijuana is all about age
There’s good news and bad news for proponents of legalizing marijuana. The bad news: New polls show it’s a losing fight in three states — by a slim margin in Pennsylvania and sizable margins in Iowa and North Carolina. The good news? It’s doing far better among the youngest residents […] Read more »
In Advance of the Three Amigos Summit
… To help shed light on public perceptions of the US-Mexico relationship in advance of North American Summit in Toluca, Mexico next week, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs partnered with Centro de Estudios Sociales y de Opinión Pública (CESOP), Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo […] Read more »