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    April 1, 2014
    America’s New Drug Policy Landscape

    Public Wants Government Drug Policy to Focus More on Providing Treatment

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    America’s New Drug Policy Landscape

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    The government’s drug policy should focus more on …
    On Drug Policy, Gov’t Should Focus More On …
    Support for Move Away from Set Drug Terms
    Alcohol Seen as Bigger Danger than Marijuana
    Most Still View Drug Abuse in U.S. as a Crisis or Serious Problem
    Growing Support for Marijuana Legalization
    Public’s Views of Effects of Legalization
    Federal Government Estimates of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month
    Young People Less Likely to View Drug Abuse as a Crisis Nationally, as a Serious Problem Locally
    Compared with ‘01, More Non-College Whites View Drug Abuse as a Crisis
    Most See Shift Away from Mandatory Drug Sentences as a Good Thing
    Public Wants Government Drug Policy to Focus More on Providing Treatment
    Broad Agreement that Minor Possession of Marijuana Should Not Draw Jail Time
    Alcohol Viewed as More Harmful than Marijuana to Health and Society
    Would Legalization of Marijuana Lead to More Underage Use?
    Most Would Be Bothered by Public, Not Private, Marijuana Use
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