National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted May 14-15, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* On a different topic, does the war on drugs divert police away from focusing on higher-priority

crimes?

38% Yes

39% No

23% Not sure

2* Is illegal drug use primarily a public health issue or a criminal justice issue?

37% Public health issue

54% Criminal justice issue

9% Not sure

3* Who is more to blame for the illegal drug problem in this country – those who sell the drugs

or those who use them?

47% Those who sell the drugs

39% Those who use the drugs

14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.