
John Vibes
Activist
PostIt is no secret that Americans are losing faith in
the US political system. With the potential of a choice between a Clinton and a
Bush in 2016, it is likely that even more people will stop
participating.
Now that there have been states where people have
been allowed to vote for the legalization of marijuana, that topic has
actually become more popular than the candidates themselves.
According to a
Quinnipiac University poll conducted in March, in the key swing
states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, marijuana is far more popular than all
the major political candidates. The survey found that over 80% of people in all
states supported medical marijuana, with over 50% also supporting fully
legalized recreational marijuana.
Meanwhile, all of the major political
candidates have the approval of less than 50% of the people polled.
“In
some ways marijuana policy is the perfect issue for a presidential campaign. It
has far reaching consequences that both parties have reason to engage,” John
Hudak of the Brookings Institution told the
Washington Post, in response to the
poll.