This Marijuana Study Could Be Just the Spark That Pot Stocks Need

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Whether you realize it or not, the perception of marijuana is changing at an extremely rapid pace.

The drug, which is still classified as schedule 1 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, meaning it is illicit and has no medically beneficial qualities, has gained both the public's favor and that of quite a few legislators. As it now stands, 23 states plus Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes ranging from glaucoma to terminal cancers. In addition, four states (Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, and Washington), along with Washington, D.C., have legalized the recreational use of the drug.

Even a decade ago these numbers would likely have been unimaginable, with the approval rating for marijuana only then in the mid-30% range -- but how times have changed. The latest surveys from Gallup and the General Social Survey in 2014 both showed a slight majority (51% and 52%, respectively) of respondents now...

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