Stop the Violence BC

Accompanying the report, Stop the Violence BC released polling data from Angus Reid that demonstrates that the majority of British Columbians: •    disagree that regular marijuana use is more harmful than regular alcohol use (59%) •    disagree with the statement that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug (54%) •    do not believe that marijuana [...]

Although politicians are elected to lead, a new poll shows that British Columbians have little faith that politicians can design policies that effectively reduce criminal, health and social harms stemming from the illegal marijuana trade. The Angus Reid poll shows that just 32% of British Columbians trust municipal politicians to develop effective marijuana policy. Trust [...]

Recent polling data released by Stop the Violence BC overwhelmingly demonstrates that lawmakers lag far behind public opinion when it comes to revamping marijuana laws in BC. To summarize: A mere 12% of British Columbians support keeping current marijuana laws in place 81% of British Columbians are concerned about increasing gang violence in BC 87% [...]