Staff Writer
The fight to end marijuana prohibition is coming to a close while as
many as 20 states have already passed medicinal marijuana laws. In a recent
school poll, both teachers and students weighed in on how they feel about the
use of marijuana compared to alcohol.
Students interviewed (67)
Students who believe marijuana should be legal: 46
Medicinal: 14
Medicinal & Recreational: 32
Students who don’t believe marijuana use should be legal: 21
Students who
believe marijuana use is immoral: 6
Students who don’t
believe marijuana use is immoral: 61
Alcohol vs. Marijuana
Students who believe alcohol is worse for you than
marijuana: 53
Students who believe marijuana is worse for you than
alcohol: 4
Students who believe both substances need to be
studied more: 3
Students who believe both substances are equally as
dangerous: 5
Students who just don’t know: 2
Teachers interviewed (10)
Teachers who believe marijuana should be legal: 9
Medicinal: 5
Medicinal & Recreational: 4
Teachers who don’t believe marijuana use should be legal: 1
Teachers who believe marijuana use is immoral: 3
Teachers who don’t believe marijuana use is immoral: 7
Alcohol vs. Marijuana
Teachers who believe alcohol is worse for you than marijuana: 3
Teachers who believe marijuana is worse for you than alcohol: 1
Teachers who believe both substances need to be studied more: 2
Teachers who believe both substances are equally as dangerous: 3
Teachers who just don’t know: 1
