William M. Welchand Donna Leinwand for USA Today:

A Gallup Poll last October found 44% favor making marijuana legal, an eight-point jump since the question was asked in 2005. An ABC News-Washington Post poll in January found 81% favor making marijuana legal for medical use.

Later in the article, quoting former federal prosecutor and county judge James Gray: “Taxing and regulating marijuana will make it less available to children than it is today.”