On 8-27-02, USA Today reported that Neveda voters will go to the polls and decide whether or not to remove criminal penalties for possessing small quantities of marijuana. According to the article, "the campaign to legalize marijuana in America has gone nowhere."
While some states have lowered criminal penalites and legalized pot use for medical purposes, no state has de-criminalized possession or use.
This is a debate which has gone on for over thirty years and while we take no particular stand on the issue, we did note some interesting comments in the story.
"... there's no concensus among demographers and social scientists that more states will follow Nevada. 'It wouldn't suprise me if Neveda pioneers legalization,' says Robert Lang, director of Virginia Tech's Metropolitan Institute. 'But you can't bet on the baby boom being monolithic. There are a lot of baby boomers who rejected the 60's'"
We thought this would make an interesting poll, so in the left hand margin you'll find just such a question for your voting pleasure.
If you'd like to read the entire story, click to USA Today.
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