Pubdate: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2001 The Denver Post Corp Section: Denver & The West, Page B-04 Contact: 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202 Fax: (303) 820.1502 Website: http://www.denverpost.com/ Forum: http://www.denverpost.com/voice/voice.htm Note: The poll results are online as .pdf files at http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/DailyNews/03_06_01poll.html Bookmarks: For items about New Mexico http://www.mapinc.org/states/NM http://www.mapinc.org/johnson.htm (Johnson, Gary) http://www.mapinc.org/find?155 (Lindesmith Center) 4 IN 5 BACK MEDICAL POT USE SANTA FE - Nearly four in five New Mexicans support Gov. Gary Johnson's proposal to legalize the medical use of marijuana, according to a poll released Saturday by a group backing drug law changes. The poll also found generally broad support across the political spectrum for Johnson's other proposals to revamp the state's drug laws, including the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana. Sen. Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque, said the poll showed 'the people are ahead of the politicians' in favoring an overhaul of drug policies. The poll was commissioned by the Lindesmith Center-Drug Policy Foundation, a research group and key supporter of Johnson's efforts to change drug laws. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake