Pubdate: Wed, 12 Feb 2014
Source: Garden Island (Lihue, HI)
Copyright: 2014 The Garden Island
Contact: http://mapinc.org/url/Fyr3Cplk
Website: http://thegardenisland.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/964
Page: A4
Note: Denver Post editorial 10 Feb

ON SOBER ATTITUDES TOWARD POT

What is most striking about a new poll on public attitudes toward
marijuana legalization is the extent to which most Coloradans seem to
be taking the changes in stride.

That's not to say they're complacent about legalization. Indeed, a
slight majority believes it has been bad for the state's image.

Nor are Coloradans, by and large, eager to use marijuana
themselves.

And yet they continue to support the amendment that legalized pot and
recreational sales.

In fact, the percentage of respondents in a Quinnipiac survey who say
they now support the law, 58 percent, is greater than the 55 percent
of voters who approved Amendment 64 in 2012.

That's fairly remarkable considering that the amount of news about
marijuana - on everything from sales to users to pot tourists - has
been as intense during the past few weeks as it is likely to ever be
again.

If there was a moment when second thoughts about the wisdom of passing
Amendment 64 were likely to take root in the electorate, this was
probably it.

That's not to say future developments related, say, to crime or
juvenile use couldn't sour Coloradans on legal pot, but for the time
being its status appears secure.
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MAP posted-by: Matt