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Pot prohibition is going up in smoke. A majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana for the first time in recent history, according to a new survey. Researchers asked 1,680 people whether they thought marijuana should be made legal. According to the General Social Survey (GSS), which is considered the nation's most reliable, 51.7 percent said they supported legalization and 41.7 percent said they opposed it, while 6.6 percent were undecided. "We've been measuring public attitudes toward legalization of marijuana since the '70s," Tom W. Smith, director of the GSS, said in an interview with Yahoo News. "In 2012, you had a plurality of Americans against legalization. Now, in 2014, you have a majority in favor of legalization." Read More |