BBC poll...

**sterbo** · 05-08-2007, 04:32 PM

Thought it interesting to note that the latest BBC poll on whether marijuana should be legalized resulted in the following:

Do you think cannabis should be made legal?

Results so far:
Yes (17095 votes)

82.5%
No (3627 votes)

17.5%

Step by step...

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kcbennie · 05-09-2007, 06:26 PM

It seems to me that the movement towards legalization is really picking up speed this year. I thought that it would take at least another 10 years to get there, but things are happening at an exponential rate. Shangra-la could be right around the corner.

Buzzby · 05-10-2007, 06:01 AM

Do you know anything about the methodology of this poll? In order to have any real meaning, it would have to come out of a randomized selection of people from a representative population. If it was a poll on a website, all it means is that marijuana legalization activists are passionate, organized, and bothered to vote, whereas most people are rather indifferent to the issue.

Gun rights organizations to which I belong often flood online polls by emailing the membership and asking them to go and vote. We sometimes hit 95% pro-gun in the polls, but it certainly doesn't indicate that 95% of voters feel that way.

**sterbo** · 05-10-2007, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzby

Do you know anything about the methodology of this poll? In order to have any real meaning, it would have to come out of a randomized selection of people from a representative population.

Not other than it seemed to come from from anyone visiting a section of BBC's website devoted to discussing anything and everything having to do with cannabis including worldwide feedback vis-a-vie their 'message boards', ergo your, "In order to have any real meaning, it would have to come out of a randomized selection of people from a representative population."

How the BBC introduces "controls" re: their polling is not something I am privy to. I'm sure you could e-mail them a query in that regard.

Quote:

If it was a poll on a website, all it means is that marijuana legalization activists are passionate, organized, and bothered to vote, whereas most people are rather indifferent to the issue.

Maybe, maybe not. Again, it depends on the "control".
That said, the poll results as of that date -

Do you think cannabis should be made legal?
Results so far:
Yes (17095 votes)

82.5%
No (3627 votes)

17.5%

and the poll results here on CT (talk about expected subjectivity!) -

Do you support the full legalization of Marijuana?
Yes

(539 votes) 94.56%
No

(31 votes) 5.44%

I don't know about you but after suffering the long march here
it sure as heck gives me a lift...

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sterbo sailor dog... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,940 Grams: 31,295.12 Thanks: 3,671 Thanked 4,235 Times in 1,911 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: -1.000%	BBC poll... Thought it interesting to note that the latest BBC poll on whether marijuana should be legalized resulted in the following: Do you think cannabis should be made legal? Results so far: Yes (17095 votes) 82.5% No (3627 votes) 17.5% Step by step... . __________________

05-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#2
kcbennie Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 363 Grams: 5,718.74 Thanks: 305 Thanked 109 Times in 61 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	It seems to me that the movement towards legalization is really picking up speed this year. I thought that it would take at least another 10 years to get there, but things are happening at an exponential rate. Shangra-la could be right around the corner. __________________ "My friend 'This is a picture of me when I was younger.' Every picture is of you when you where younger. Show me a picture of you when you were older." - Mitch Hedburg

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Buzzby Buddhist Curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16,803 Grams: 91,184.97 Thanks: 995 Thanked 6,792 Times in 3,138 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Do you know anything about the methodology of this poll? In order to have any real meaning, it would have to come out of a randomized selection of people from a representative population. If it was a poll on a website, all it means is that marijuana legalization activists are passionate, organized, and bothered to vote, whereas most people are rather indifferent to the issue. Gun rights organizations to which I belong often flood online polls by emailing the membership and asking them to go and vote. We sometimes hit 95% pro-gun in the polls, but it certainly doesn't indicate that 95% of voters feel that way. __________________ 60% of the people of America now say we are heading toward a depression. Not a recession, a depression. We are in desperate need of profitable industries that we can tax. Um... Now can we legalize pot? ~ Bill Maher Theocracy Watch

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