Marijuana Progression

The following piece of data is the result of a survey conducted by The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).  The people surveyed were from various regions of the United States and of different age, gender, political and ideological groups.  The question asked was, should the use of marijuana be legal?  The overall result was that 44% of U.S. adults believed marijuana indeed should be legal for use.  This tells a very different story from polls taken from the late 1970s to the mid-1900s in which only about 25% of the adult population was in favor of legalization of marijuana use.  Thus showing that peoples opinion on the issue has drastically changed over the years.  This ties to my policy because it is now apparent that the public views on the reform of marijuana laws is increasing.  If the current statistics continue on the same path it is very apparent that the public's support for reform will continue to grow.  With more public support for the reform only means one thing, which is marijuana laws are on the verge of change in the United States.  That is because the only way the government will support the cause is if its people back the policy issue and show growing support and favor for the laws to be changed.