Washington, D.C. voters strongly support marijuana legalization and oppose a crackdown on the cannabis “gifting” market that’s emerged in the absence of regulated sales, according to a new poll.
The survey, commissioned by the I-71 Committee and conducted by the firm brilliant corners Research & Strategies, found that 72 percent of likely voters back legalization, and 66 percent said they specifically support the implementation of the District’s cannabis reform law that was approved at the ballot in 2014.
Via i-71 Committee.
That initiative legalized low-level possession, personal cultivation and gifting of cannabis for adults 21 and older. But D.C. has been barred from implementing a system of legal recreational sales under a congressional spending bill rider, enabling an unregulated market to proliferate with some businesses offering “free” marijuana as a gift when some purchases non-cannabis goods and services as a legal workaround.
Local lawmakers and regulators have voiced concerns about the gifting loophole, and several agencies recently formed a “Joint Cannabis Force” to inspect retailers and ensure compliance. However, the plan to start those inspections this month was delayed for unspecified reasons.
According to the new poll, 76 percent of respondents said that they’d prefer for the District to “reform current
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