Majority Says Feds Should Stay Out of Marijuana Legalization StatesPhillip Smith The poll was conducted December 5 and 6 among 1,000 adults. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.4%. The poll comes as the Obama administration ponders how to respond to last months passage of marijuana legalization measures Amendment 64 in Colorado and I-502 in Washington. While possession of up to an ounce by adults became legal last week in Washington and will become legal within weeks in Colorado, both states have a matter of months to come up with regulatory structures for commercial marijuana cultivation and distribution. There has been speculation that the administration may attempt to block the regulatory and tax components on the initiatives, but this poll suggest little support for that among the public. This is the second poll this month to find a majority saying the question of legalization should be left to the states. ACBS News poll last week had 59% of respondents saying it should be up to the states. Like the YouGuv poll, this poll had only about one-third (34%) saying it should be up to the federal government. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 