Poll: 68% of Texas Voters Support Decriminalizing Cannabis
A strong majority of Texas voters support decriminalizing cannabis, replacing criminal penalties with a civil infraction similar to a traffic ticket, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
According the survey, 685 of voters in Texas support decriminalizing cannabis, with only 26% opposed to the move.
Currently in Texas possessing up to two ounces of cannabis is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail.
Last month, legislation to repeal cannabis prohibition in its entirety was approved with a 4 to 2 vote in the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, though the proposal has unfortunately failed to advance further.
The University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll was conducted between June 5th and June 15th and has a margin of error of +/- 2.83%.
– TheJointBlog
Amy
Ya i read that whole poll you linked to and i couldnt even find wherre that question was asked that you report in this article? “According the survey, 685 of voters in Texas support decriminalizing cannabis, with only 26% opposed to the move.” where in the survey did you find this ?
R V
You didn’t read it very closely then as you would have noticed that the summary didn’t include most of the Questions in the 30 range.
Here’s the crosstabs of the same survey. The question is #35 and is on page #588
http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/documents/ut-tt-0615-crosstabs.pdf