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Three new polls confirm that a strong majority of Americans support marijuana legalization

Three new polls conducted during the 4/20 week show that an overwhelming majority of Americans still support legalizing marijuana.

CBS News, YouGov, and Civic Science released the surveys. The surveys covered a variety of cannabis-related topics, but the main message was that respondents favored legalization on both a state and federal basis.

According to the CBS News poll, 64 percent of Americans support marijuana legalization in their state. This includes majorities among Democrats (73%) and Independents (66%) as well as Republicans (53%).

Civic Science also found 64 percent of Americans favor legalizing cannabis in their state.

YouGov’s poll found that 58 per cent of respondents believe that cannabis should be made legal in their state. This includes 65 percent among Democrats, 62 percentage of independents, and 46 percent among Republicans.

also asked respondents if they thought Congress should pass legislation legalizing cannabis on the federal level. 55 percent of respondents said that they strongly or somewhat supported the reform.

The partisan trend was similar, with Democrats being the most in favor of federal legalization (67%), followed by Independents (55%), and Republicans (42%).

Top-level results are consistent with recent national polling, which shows that legalization is supported by a majority of Americans across partisan lines.

The new surveys also ask about other topics, such as social acceptance of marijuana use, personal cannabis usage, and support for nearby dispensaries.


These are the key findings from each survey:

CBS News

  • The majority of Americans (53%) view marijuana as socially acceptable.
  • 67 percent of respondents said that they wouldn’t think any differently about a family member or friend who used cannabis. However, 26 percent of respondents said they would think “worse”, and 7 percent said “better”.
  • Only 11 percent of respondents reported that the majority of their family and friends use cannabis. This compares to 32 percent, who stated “some” do, and 28 percent, who said, “very few”.
  • In the case of regular marijuana users, 44 percent stated that many people are aware they use it, 34 percent claimed some people were aware, and 22 percent reported very few people or no one knew.
  • 37 percent of respondents said they are against cannabis businesses in their neighbourhood. Another 32 percent said that it “wouldn’t matter” and 31 percent said that they would favor it.
  • 85 percent of those who are in favor of a local dispensary said their support is based on the belief that they are easier to regulate. 83 percent also said they were already widely available. 81 percent claimed they boost the economy. 77 percent claimed they generate tax revenues. And 54 percent admitted they would personally shop there.
  • There are cannabis businesses in 28 percent of neighborhoods, but 46 percent don’t believe there is one. 25 percent do not know.

The survey included interviews with 1,582 Americans between April 14-18. There was a +/-3.5 percent error margin.

Civic Science

  • 62 percent of respondents stated that they do not or very rarely use marijuana. This compares to 17 percent, who consume it monthly, 15 %, who say daily, and 7 %, who only use it a few times a year.
  • 36 percent of consumers use “traditional methods” for smoking, while 27 percent are using edibles, and 25 percent are using vaporizers. 12 percent say they use other products like tinctures or balms.

YouGov

  • 55 percent of Americans are in favor of expunging records for people who have had non-violent marijuana convictions. This includes 68 per cent of Democrats, as well as 52 per cent of Independents and 45percent of Republicans.
  • 45 percent of respondents said marijuana was very or somewhat dangerous, including 51 per cent of Democrats, 50 per cent of Independents, and 32percent of Republicans.
  • 18% of respondents reported that they use cannabis regularly or sometimes.

The survey consisted of 1,000 interviews conducted from April 13-20. There was a margin error of +/-3,4 percentage points.

The polling took place during a week when cannabis policy issues were brought to light in the lead-up to the unofficial 4/20 marijuana holiday, and top congressmen pledged to continue the fight against prohibition.

Chuck Schumer, the Senate Majority Leader (D-NY) , for example, wished marijuana supporters a “happy Fourth of July” and pledged to “work hard” to promote reform. He announced plans to resubmit his comprehensive federal legalization legislation while continuing to work on a more modest package of cannabis legislation.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, said Thursday that legislators are working to “resurrect legislation on marijuana banking and expungements from the last session. He acknowledged that failure to advance financial fixes for the industry would “literally” mean that hundreds of businesses will go out of business.


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Kyle Jaeger
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