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Poll Suggests Majority of Canadians Support Decriminalization of Marijuana

Posted By: Russ Courtney · 7/1/2012 6:09:00 PM

A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the decriminalization of marijuana in small amounts.

The Ipsos Reid survey for Newstalk 1010 says 66% of respondents would like to see action to decriminalize possession of the drug in small amounts so that it no longer leads to a penalty or fine.

34 percent are against decriminalization.

The numbers suggest Canadians are becoming more accepting of the drug as just 39% supported decriminalization in 1987.

Poll respondents in Atlantic Canada (72%), Ontario (69%) and BC (69%) were most in favour of decriminalization.

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  1. Raif posted on 07/01/2012 11:19 PM
    Driving a car under the influence of alchohol is illegal but not so with marijuana, what a can of worms this opens.
  2. Raif posted on 07/01/2012 11:20 PM
    Driving a car under the influence of alchohol is illegal but not so with marijuana, what a can of worms this opens.
  3. Michael posted on 07/02/2012 01:00 AM
    Not necessarily. Impaired driving is illegal, regardless of what is impairing you, and there are already simple saliva tests that can be administered roadside that will detect THC (marajuana) as well as cocaine and a bunch of other drugs. Problem solved.
  4. Bob posted on 07/02/2012 01:56 AM
    And what about those that refuse to be tested? About the stupidest RIGHT I ever heard of. How can we be lawabiding when the lawmakers and courts are in with the criminals? 5 years for murder and maiming 2 others. The great excuse was he was under the influence. Hang a few judges and criminal lawyers. At least bar them from court forever.
    The judge is in the back washing diahes, the lawyer is drying them, the parol board is inspecting and stacking them if they pass inspection. Health and safety re-inspectts. Now that is justice.
  5. high road posted on 07/02/2012 02:47 PM
    Too late to get Marc Emery out of US jail...get him nominated for next round of Order of Canada--better yet, leader of Federal Liberal Party! (make it a total party)
  6. Richard Collins posted on 07/03/2012 08:42 AM
    One undeniable benefit to making pot more accessible, would be that the first-year politics students who would otherwise be staging one meaningless and ill-conceived protest/riot after another would be far more likely to spend the day watching cartoons instead. We might finally get a little peace and quiet.
  7. Gabe posted on 07/04/2012 11:01 AM
    I only came to this page in search of the podcast of ryan doyles show last night about marijuana laws. LOOKS LIKE HE DECIDED TO LEAVE IT OUT OF HIS PODCAST.

    labeling someone a criminal and a druggy because he was caught smoking weed, when stats show number of people who smoke is on the rise, only proves how ineffective the law is. Enforcing a law that tries to change a social norm that is accepted by the general public stinks of an overreaching government. This reminds me of daddy dalton refusing to lower the price of beer in fear that we will all become raging alcoholics.
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