Polls, dispensary bans show Coloradans are split over possibly legalizing marijuana
The Denver Post (US)
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
As proponents of a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana near the deadline to turn in signatures, they face a puzzling picture of the electorate. An independent poll this summer found a slender majority of Coloradans support legalizing cannabis. But whenever marijuana has actually appeared on the ballot in Colorado in recent years — most commonly as measures to ban dispensaries and other marijuana businesses — it has generally fared poorly.