A majority of residents in Colorado support marijuana legalization and gay marriage according to a new Quinnipiac University poll, the Washington Post reported.
The survey shows 52 percent of Coloradans believe legalizing pot has been beneficial while 38 percent said it has been bad for the state and 10 percent were unsure. When asked if the new law has "eroded the moral fiber" of Colorado, 67 percent said no and 30 percent said yes.
Most poll participants said they didn't think legalizing marijuana made driving more dangerous; 54 percent said it did not and 39 percent said it did.
However, there were stronger divides when asked about how legalizing marijuana has and will effect the criminal justice system; 50 percent said it will have a positive effect, 40 percent said it will have a negative effect, and the rest were unsure. Additionally, only 21 percent believed it would help decline racially biased arrests.
Residents also made it clear that while they support legalization, they are not entirely supportive of their elected officials smoking it frequently. When asked if they would be more or less likely to vote for a candidate who smoked two or three times a week, only three percent said more likely while 52 percent said less likely. The rest said it would not make a difference or were unsure.
Marijuana aside, most Colorado residents support same-sex marriage. According to the survey, 61 percent support it, 33 percent oppose it, and seven percent said they were unsure.
The poll was conducted by telephone on April 15-21 with 1,298 registered voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 points.
