Gallup: Record high 60 percent of Americans back legal pot

NEW YORK - A record high 60 percent of American adults support legalization of marijuana, according to a new Gallup poll released three weeks before voters in nine states decide whether to expand legal access to pot.According to Gallup's new poll, released on Wednesday, 67 percent of Democrats support legalization, compared to 42 percent of Republicans and 70 percent of independents.The poll was based on telephone interviews conducted Oct. 5-9 with a random sample of 1,017 adults living in all 5