Comments on: Angus Reid Poll: Majority of Americans and Canadians Support Marijuana Legalization http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/11/29/angus-reid-poll-majority-of-americans-and-canadians-support-marijuana-legalization/ Legalize marijuana Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:18 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: magilla http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/11/29/angus-reid-poll-majority-of-americans-and-canadians-support-marijuana-legalization/#comment-6807 magilla Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:08:06 +0000 http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/?p=3557#comment-6807 I'm 65, and yes we were the start of this social change. But those of us who went that route were not the majority of our generation. Like the rest of America, we were divided. And there is a tendency for people to drift into more conservative beliefs as they get older. Didn't work that way for me, but I know old friends who have. Life goes on, people change. And so do maladaptive laws based on lies. Faster would be good, though. I’m 65, and yes we were the start of this social change.
But those of us who went that route were not the majority of our generation. Like the rest of America, we were divided.
And there is a tendency for people to drift into more conservative beliefs as they get older.
Didn’t work that way for me, but I know old friends who have.
Life goes on, people change. And so do maladaptive laws based on lies.
Faster would be good, though.

]]> By: RetirinInFive http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2012/11/29/angus-reid-poll-majority-of-americans-and-canadians-support-marijuana-legalization/#comment-6806 RetirinInFive Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:54:37 +0000 http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/?p=3557#comment-6806 "..adults over the age of 55 that tend to be the least supportive of legalization." As a 64-year old, this is always one demographic stat that boggles my mind. I mean.....we are the generation that ushered in the Beatles, the generation that got drafted and sent to Nam, the generation that cheered when the establishment president Nixon was impeached, etc., etc. My God, we've known from teen-hood that reefer is relatively harmless in comparison to nicotine, alcohol, Big Pharma prescription drugs, etc., etc. I always wonder just who the hell these public opinion surveys are relying on for their stats. These bastards should show up at my door and I'll give 'em stats based on my life's lessons. (Hard earned life's lessons, I might add, especially relative to alcohol, lawfully and readily available.) . “..adults over the age of 55 that tend to be the least supportive of legalization.”

As a 64-year old, this is always one demographic stat that boggles my mind.

I mean…..we are the generation that ushered in the Beatles, the generation that got drafted and sent to Nam, the generation that cheered when the establishment president Nixon was impeached, etc., etc. My God, we’ve known from teen-hood that reefer is relatively harmless in comparison to nicotine, alcohol, Big Pharma prescription drugs, etc., etc.

I always wonder just who the hell these public opinion surveys are relying on for their stats. These bastards should show up at my door and I’ll give ‘em stats based on my life’s lessons. (Hard earned life’s lessons, I might add, especially relative to alcohol, lawfully and readily available.)

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