OTTAWA — More than half of Canadians want laxer pot laws.
An exclusive Leger Marketing poll for QMI Agency found 21% think the federal government should decriminalize soft drugs like marijuana, while 34% say legalize it and tax it just like tobacco and alcohol.
But 20% of Canadians take an opposite view and think there should be even tougher penalties for people caught with cannabis.
The chronically contentious issue divides Canadians along lines of age, gender and geography — and only 16% think current laws are adequate.
Men are more likely to think marijuana should be legalized — 39% compared to 29% of women — and youth are more open to slacker laws than seniors. About 23% of respondents aged 18-34 think weed should be decriminalized, while 28% of those 65 or older want harsher penalties for smoking dope.
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