Polling Analysis - Sources

• Media
• Political
• Drug Policy Reform Organizations
• Polling Organizations
• Medical and Historical Sources
• Other

The links below form the sources for "The People Have Spoken: Medical Marijuana Polling 1996-2002." The numbers in parentheses cross reference to specific polls. Please see the data tables. Links to some sites may reference polling information only. Some links may be repeated on the OPN Links page.

Media

Columbus Free Press. Erney, Busher, & Associates poll in April 1998, (#13) Poll of Columbus/Franklin County voters.

Las Vegas Review Journal. Mason Dixon Research, Sept. 2000 (#33) 

Media Awareness Project. The largest project of DrugSense, the Media Awareness Project (MAP) archives more than 80,000 newspaper, magazine, and World Wide Web articles about the "war on drugs" and drug policy. The database is fully searchable.

Price Waterhouse Canada for Health Canada, Feb 2002: (from the Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 2002) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n180/a09.html?1740

McLaughlin & Associates for Protect New Mexico, Jan. 2002 (#51) (from The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan. 2002) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n161/a10.html?1707

Rhode Island Hospital, May 2001, (#45) (from Reuters Health, Apr. 2001) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n717/a02.html?1796

Creative Broadcast Systems, Jan. 2001 (#35) (from the Rapid City Journal, Jan. 2001) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n122/a03.html?1789

Critical Insights of Portland for Bangor Daily News/WCSH 6, Oct. 1999 (#29) (from Bangor Daily News, Oct. 1999) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99/n1171/a06.html?1801

Family Research Council, Jun. 1997 (#5) (from PRNewswire, June 1997) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v97/n178/a04.html

Al Gore during the 2000 presidential campaign. (from the Washington Times, Sept. 2000) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1436/a10.html?1813

Louis Covar, Jr. (from the Augusta Chronicle, Mar. 2000) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n347/a05.html?1815

Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine. Jan. 2001 (#36) (()

Political

Committee on the Study of the American Electorate. A research center for public policy questions involving voter participation and turnout. Associated with the Graduate School of Political Management of The George Washington University.

Press release about 2000 Election: http://www.gspm.org/csae/cgans6.html

Democratic National Committee. The national party organization for the Democratic Party of the United States.

Democratic Party platform: http://www.democrats.org/about/platform1.html

Green Party. A "third" political party committed to environmentalism, non-violence, social justice and grassroots organizing.

Green Party platform: http://www.gp.org/platform_index.htm

Libertarian Party. A "third" political party committed to America's heritage of freedom: individual liberty and personal responsibility, a free-market economy of abundance and prosperity, and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and free trade.

Libertarian Party platform: http://www.lp.org/issues/platform/index.html#toc

No Jail For Pot: http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0101/newsbriefs.html

Ohio Secretary of State. The division of Ohio government that registers voters and keeps election results.

1998 Ohio Governor/Lieutenant Governor election results: http://www.state.oh.us/sos/1998_governorlt_governor_results.htm

2000 Ohio Presidential election results: http://www.state.oh.us/sos/presidential_results_00.htm

Republican National Committee. The national party organization for the Republican Party.

Republican Party platform: http://www.rnc.org/gopinfo/platform

Drug Policy Reform Organizations

Adopt a Green Prisoner. Support organization for medical marijuana patients who are or have been incarcerated. Founded by medical marijuana patient and prisoner, Will Foster.

DRCNet. A national network of more than 21,000 activists and concerned citizens including parents, educators, students, lawyers, health care professionals, academics, and others working for drug policy reform from a variety of perspectives, including harm reduction, reform of sentencing and forfeiture laws, medicalization of currently schedule I drugs, and promotion of an open debate on drug prohibition.

Drug Policy Alliance. A national drug policy organization working to broaden and better inform the public debate on drug policy and related issues. Formerly the Lindesmith Center and Drug Policy Foundation.

Polling and Public Opinion on Drug Issues: http://www.soros.org/lindesmith/cites_sources/polling2.html#marijuana

Research & Polling, New Mexico voter poll, March 2001 (#39) http://www.soros.org/lindesmith/news/DailyNews/03_06_01poll2.html

Qmark Research sponsored by Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Feb 2000 (#31) http://www.lindesmith.org/library/focal12.html

Lake Research, Feb 1997 (#2): http://www.lindesmith.org/library/mmjpoll.cfm

Is My Medicine Legal Yet. Founded by medical marijuana patient, Jacki Rickert, this not-for-profit patient and care provider-based organization provides information and advances public education regarding the therapeutic use of cannabis.

Chamberlain Research Associates poll of Wisconsin voters, March 2002 (#54) http://www.immly.org/poll.htm

Levelers. An Internet organization formed in the 300-year tradition of the Levelers, a alliance of agitators and pamphleteers who came together during the English Civil War (1642-1648) to demand constitutional reform and equal rights under the law.

November 3, 1998 – Medical marijuana initiatives: http://www.levellers.org/election98.htm

Marijuana Policy Project. A national lobbying organization dedicated to minimizing the harm associated with marijuana and marijuana prohibition.

New Hampshire poll by Lucas Organization, Mar 2002 (#66) http://www.mpp.org/poll_nh.html

Ten State Poll by Lucas Organization, Mar 2002 (#56-65) http://www.mpp.org/10statepoll/

Connecticut Poll by Lucas Organization, Mar 2002 (#55) http://www.mpp.org/releases/nr031502.html

Vermont Poll by Lucas Organization, Feb 2002 (#53) http://www.mpp.org/releases/nr021402.html

Surveys of Public Support for Medical Marijuana: http://www.mpp.org/statelaw/app_d.html

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Founded in 1970, NORML is the oldest and perhaps best-known national advocate for legalizing marijuana.

Arrest statistics and state-by-state marijuana laws in the United States: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4516

Listing of medical marijuana polls: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3392

Medical Use: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3376

Summary of Active State Medical Marijuana Programs: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3391

Zogby Poll (#47). http://www.norml.org/news/zogby.shtml

New Mexico NORML Delta-9. Feb. 2001 (#37) and Research and Polling New Mexico Drug Reform Study for the Lindesmith Center, Mar. 2001 (#39) ().

Shaffer Library of Drug Policy. From DRCNet, this library of drug policy includes major studies of drugs and drug policy, history of the drugs and drug laws, medical marijuana research, government publications on drugs and drug policy, and charts and graphs of drug war statistics Information on specific drugs.

State statutes recognizing marijuana’s medical value: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/stlaws.htm

History of Marihuana Use: Medical and Intoxicant: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/nc/nc1a.htm

Students for Sensible Drug Policies (SSDP). Student organization advocating alternatives to the "War on Drugs," that formed after passage of the Higher Education Act in 1998 which denies financial aid to students with drug convictions.

Polling Organizations

Cirili Associates. Sept. 2000 (#34) A Denver-based research and consulting firm specializing in public policy, community and cultural affairs and strategic planning

Center for Substance Abuse Research. Jan. 2000 (#30) or (http://www.mpp.org/Maryland/CESAR.html)

Center for Survey Research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. June 2001 (#43) , July 2000 (#32), June 1999 (#28), Sep. 1998 (#14), and June 1997 (#4) Conducts the annual Virginia Quality of Life Survey on a number of topics. 

Fairbank, Maslin, Maulin & Associates. Provides policy-oriented public opinion research and consulting and conducts quantitative surveys and various types of qualitative opinion research.

Eastern Montana College. Dec. 1998 (#21) 

The Gallup Organization. A for-profit think-tank and world famous polling organization that has studied human nature and behavior for more than 70 years.

National poll, Mar. 1999 (#25): http://www.gallup.com/Poll/releases/pr010514d.asp

Gonzales/ Arscott Research & Communications, Inc. Polling firm that conducts local, regional, and national research programs for businesses, associations, candidates, and marketing.

Maryland Poll, Jan. 2002 (#52) 

Maryland Poll, May 2001 (#44) 

Kaiser Family Foundation. An independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation.

Poll about media reports (PDF file) June 2001 (#47): http://www.kff.org/content/2001/3141/HNI.pdf

Mason Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. an independent polling firm that conducts voter surveys for news media, lobbyists, interest groups, trade associations and political action committees. (conducted polls #33, 23, and 16)

Pew Research Center for People and the Press. An independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues.

"Interdiction and Incarceration Still Top Remedies, " March 2001 (#38) http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=16

Survey questionnaire & answers (#38): http://people-press.org/reports/print.php3?PageID=122

PollingReport.com. An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.

Pew Research Center for People and the Press, Feb. 2001 (#38): http://www.pollingreport.com/drugs.htm

Medical marijuana: http://www.pollingreport.com/health1.htm#Marijuana

Price Waterhouse Coopers – Canada. Canadian arm of this international management firm that conducted a poll in 2002 on medical marijuana for Health Canada.

Social Research Laboratory of Northern Arizona University. (#15)

Survey USA. Apr. 2001 (#40-43) Conducts scientific random-sample opinion research under long-term contract for the nation's largest media companies. SurveyUSA is America’s largest regional pollster.

University of Arkansas Survey Research Center. Oct 2001 (#49) 

Zogby International. Nov. 2001 (#50) & Apr. 1999 (#26) The renowned polling organization whose mission is "to offer the best polling, market research, and information services worldwide based on accuracy and detailed strategic information."

Medical and Historical Sources

Chronic Cannabis Use in the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program. This groundbreaking study completed in early 2002 investigated the therapeutic benefits and adverse effects of prolonged use of "medical marijuana” among four of the remaining seven patients to participate in the Compassionate IND program, all of whom still receive cannabis regularly from the federal government. 

GW Pharmaceuticals. This company based in the United Kingdom is currently conducting clinical trials on cannabis-based medications.

Journal of the American Medical Association. A prestigious medical journal that promoted the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health.

JAMA Meta Poll Analysis, "The Public and the War on Illicit Drugs," Mar 1998 (#10) http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v279n11/abs/jph71000.html

Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics. A journal devoted to the scientific examination of clinical cannabis.

Lorenzo, Indalecio, "The Therapeutic Use of Cannabis sativa (L.) in Arabic Medicine." Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics. Volume 1, Number 1 2001. p. 63. 

Marijuana Rx. A book by Robert C. Randall and Alice O'Leary who are cofounders of the Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics, the first non-profit organization dedicated to reforming the laws prohibiting medical marijuana use. Robert Randall was the first patient to receive marijuana from the federal government in the Compassionate IND program.

A Recent History. http://www.marijuana-as-medicine.org/OverviewII.htm

Polls & Surveys: http://www.marijuana-as-medicine.org/OverviewII.htm#Polls & Surveys 

Medical Marijuana: Research Information and Links. From the Netherlands, an extensive link list for medical marijuana.

Other

Carter Center. In partnership with Emory University, the noted organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter, committed to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. Monitors elections worldwide.

Census Bureau of the United States. United States population estimates by age.

Medscape’s Poll Results on Medical Marijuana. Aug. 2001 (#48) 

Vaults of Erowid. An online library of information about psychoactive plants and chemicals and related topics.

ACLU Poll, Dec. 1996 (#1): http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_medical_info1.shtml