A strong bipartisan majority of Texas voters support decriminalizing marijuana, and more people say they want to reduce restrictions on cannabis than say the same about guns, gambling and abortion in the Lone Star state, according to a new poll.
As the November election approaches, the University of Texas/Texas Politics Project survey offers another example of how the country might be divided on the presidential race and other issues, but with marijuana reform standing out as uniquely popular across party lines.
Asked whether the penalty for possession or use of cannabis should be reduced to a citation and fine, 68 percent said they support that proposal, including 42 percent who said they “strongly” favor it. A majority of Democrats (81 percent), Republicans (59 percent) and independents (61 percent) all expressed support for the reform.
The survey also inquired about voters’ positions on whether they feel laws concerning a variety of issues should be more strict, less strict or stay the same. And of those issues, reducing restrictions on marijuana proved most popular at 50 percent. Just 25 percent said cannabis laws should be more strict, while 18 percent said they should be left as they are.
By contrast, 49 percent
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