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The New Mexico Legislature is now in session and the big item is bickering over NM Driver's licenses.
Meanwhile NM suffers perhaps the highest unemployment. Next door Colorado is thriving. Legalization has filled the tax coffers and Denver may be growing too quickly. Jobs in the Marijuana Business and related occupations help make Colorado's job growth numbers dwarf that of NM.
Tax Money spent on prosecuting pot crimes is wasted, especially among prosecutors offices that need to focus on violent and property crimes ( ie Burglary). I was an elected DA - I know this from experience.
The Denver Post did a poll Would you vote to legalize marijuana all over again? The results -a resounding "YES"-- they should know.
The only advantage of New Mexico's weak economy is I can buy nice properties .. cheaply.
There are many more reasons why Colorado's economy is thriving, and NM is in the tank, and it has nothing to do with marijuana. I don't care one way or the other if the drug is legalized as I don't smoke it, but have nothing against others who do. But let's get real, there are dozens of reasons why Colorado's economy has been, is, and will likely always be superior to New Mexico's.
I'm sure there are other reasons. However the tax revenue can't be denied. 2015 was right about $1 billion in sales. That jobs have sprung up in the industry also can't be denied, growers, sellers , smoke shops all employ people. People do come into the state for purchase these items.
The 61-34 margin in favor of legalization is huge--that compares to FDR, Reagan and Nixon Landslides.
I'm sure there are other reasons. However the tax revenue can't be denied. 2015 was right about $1 billion in sales. That jobs have sprung up in the industry also can't be denied, growers, sellers , smoke shops all employ people. People do come into the state for purchase these items.
The 61-34 margin in favor of legalization is huge--that compares to FDR, Reagan and Nixon Landslides.
Actually, it doesn't. The latest survey was of "adults generally", not registered voters, and especially not actual voters.
Plenty of "registered voters" don't vote, have never voted, and never will vote. Still more just vote during presidential elections.
The anti-420 lobby has nothing to worry about for now, because the majority of the people who actually turn in ballots are anti-420. When enough of them die out and enough pro-420 people actually start voting, only then will you see things change.
The morass of pros and cons to cannabis legalization aside, New Mexico state government apparently has more important things to deal with than anything that stimulates the economy, creates jobs, and generates tax revenue.
Leave that silly stuff to backwards, regressive states like Colorado.
Similar article appeared in the Albuquerque Journal
Poll: 61% in New Mexico want pot legalized
By Deborah Baker / Journal Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 at 10:04am
Updated: Friday, January 29th, 2016 at 11:07pm
Some points:
Of course legalization supporters are happy at the numbers...
“If it can get on the ballot, it’s going to pass,” said Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque. That's if... His similar proposal couldn’t get through the Democratic-run Senate last year
"The telephone survey of 406 adults around the state was conducted by Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque and commissioned by the Drug Policy Alliance and a coalition of groups including licensed marijuana producers." what a smart choice of who to ask... Check out the Drug Policy Alliance - Drug Policy Alliance | Guiding Drug Law Reform & Advocacy
"Support was strongest among men, those under 65, voters registered as Democrats or as independents, and those not registered to vote." Why would you ask those not registered to vote. and voting on something? To raise the statistics...
"“The data is very impressive,” said Duke Rodriguez, former secretary of the Human Services Department under Republican Gov. Gary Johnson and former health care executive who now runs an Arizona-based company that grows medical marijuana in Bernalillo." What can I say...
They have to use adults of voting age,otherwise the poll makes no sense (should they poll high school kids instead?).
Very few people vote however unless you can show a bias towards non-voters the strength of the poll can't be denied. They set a statistical significance level and with that kind of margin - a few percent is irrelevant.
Do you have any evidence of bias in this poll? Can you support your claim that voters are against legalization ( an exit poll this year would help)? I doubt you can.
They have to use adults of voting age,otherwise the poll makes no sense (should they poll high school kids instead?).
Agreed. However they took non voters for the survey...
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Originally Posted by WestGuest
Very few people vote however unless you can show a bias towards non-voters the strength of the poll can't be denied. They set a statistical significance level and with that kind of margin - a few percent is irrelevant.
Duh, a non-voter is a non-voter. The law can only be created if you have enough voters who vote for the law. 406 people out of 1,196,704 registered voters, is a vast difference...
The telephone survey for the survey was 406 adults. 406 vs 1,196,704, any statistics experts want to explain why the ratio of 2,947 to 1 is pretty crummy. Also, an unknown number in the survey were not registered to vote...
The previous lame survey was done last time. Did the law get voted in? No... It did not get voted in. For whatever reason you wish to create. It did not become law...
I will wager a milkshake at a Blake's Lotaburger, that the law will not be voted in after this session...
Duh, a non-voter is a non-voter. The law can only be created if you have enough voters who vote for the law. 406 people out of 1,196,704 registered voters, is a vast difference...
It's a decent enough sample size to get a reasonable estimate of the figure for the entire population.
They have to use adults of voting age,otherwise the poll makes no sense (should they poll high school kids instead?).
Very few people vote however unless you can show a bias towards non-voters the strength of the poll can't be denied. They set a statistical significance level and with that kind of margin - a few percent is irrelevant.
Do you have any evidence of bias in this poll? Can you support your claim that voters are against legalization ( an exit poll this year would help)? I doubt you can.
Of Republican registered voters polled 44% supported legalization. 63% of Democrat registered voters supported legalization. 71% of Independent registered voters supported legalization.
Here's the full results (PDF) including breakdown by party affiliation.
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