Will Marijuana Be Legalized In Alaska ?

The following chart was made from the recent Alaska Public Opinion Research Survey (done by Hellenthal & Associates). The survey was taken between October 15th and 21st of a random sample of 403 Alaska voters, and has a margin of error of 4.88 points.

I am a strong advocate of the legalization of marijuana for recreational (and medicinal) use by adults -- and it's taxation by government. So I'm interested in the vote that Alaska will soon be taking -- a vote that could legalize marijuana in that state (somewhat similar to what Colorado has done). I was somewhat buoyed by the results of this survey.

The survey shows legalization being preferred by 46.5%, and opposed by 42.2% of Alaskans -- a difference of about 4.3 points. That gives me hope that soon Alaska will join Colorado and Washington -- and that could help encourage other states to follow suit.

But it's not time to pop the champagne corks though. That 4.3 point lead is within the survey's 4.88 point margin of error -- which means the lead could be larger, or there could be no lead at all. I guess we'll just have to hold our breath and see what happens on election day.