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Marijuana should stay illegal, young Europeans say
EU Observer ^ | 22.08.14 @ 12:40 | Benjamin Fox

Posted on 08/27/2014 8:56:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A narrow majority of Europe’s youth would ban cannabis, according to new research published by Eurobarometer.

Opinion was divided on whether cannabis should be banned. Forty-five percent believed that it should be regulated, while 53 percent felt it should be banned. Meanwhile, more than 90 percent of respondents added that hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine and ecstasy should be illegal.

Eurobarometer interviewed more than 13,000 15-24 year olds across the bloc in June for the survey, which was released on Thursday (21 August). It focused on levels of drug use, perceived risk of certain substances, as well as opinions on regulating drugs and dealing with drug problems in society. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: cannabis; culturewar; dopersrights; eussr; legalization; legalpot; marijuana; whytheycallitdope
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To: Olog-hai

Le Penn could be the next President of France. What alliance with Iran are you referring to?


21 posted on 08/28/2014 2:13:30 PM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar
The one she mentions here. Mirrors the EU agenda quite closely.
22 posted on 08/28/2014 2:16:56 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: tacticalogic

If European teens faced the same kind of criminal prosecution as those in the U.S. do, they wouldn’t want it to stay illegal.


23 posted on 08/29/2014 6:53:45 AM PDT by Wolfie
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