There is good reason to be optimistic that 2012 will be a historic year for marijuana reform. In the final week before the election, marijuana legalization initiatives on the ballot this year are doing much better in the polls compared to a similar initiative on the California ballot in 2010 election. Both Washington State and [...]

Colorado’s Amendment 64, which would legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol, holds a ten point lead according to the latest PPP survey of the state. The poll finds 53 percent of likely voters plan to support the initiative, while only 43 percent plan to vote against it. This is the highest level of support [...]

Massachusetts is almost assured to become the 18th state to approve of medical marijuana this November. Question 2, which would legalize medical marijuana in Massachusetts, continues to do extremely well in the polling. With less than a month until the election, a new survey of likely voters by Public Policy Polling finds it leading by [...]

There is more good news for the Question 3, which would legalize medical marijuana in Massachusetts. The ballot initiatives already substantial lead in the polls actually grew slightly since last month. By a greater than two to one margin the voters in the state plan to support the initiative according to a new PPP poll [...]

Colorado’s Amendment 64, which would legalize and regulate marijuana like alcohol, continues to hold a steady lead in recent polling. A new poll by Public Policy Polling found that when Colorado voters were asked about the actual ballot language for the measure, 47 percent said they were for it while just 38 percent said they [...]