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Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
1977: Gallup reported 28% support for the legalization of cannabis, a number that would not be surpassed until 2000. [157] 2011: Gallup reported 50% support for legalizing cannabis. [159] 2013: Pew Research reported 52% [160] and Gallup 58% [161] in support of legalizing cannabis. In both polls, a majority of respondents supported legalization ...
The issue of marijuana legalization has come up in the 2024 United States presidential election. Independent 2024 presidential candidate and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has supported legalizing marijuana as a method to combat drug addiction. [214]
Weed legalization has become increasingly common in the U.S., despite the fact that marijuana is still illegal on a federal level. As of April 20, 20 states and the District of Columbia have ...
Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. In November 2023, voters in Ohio made it the 24th state to approve legal ...
Polling suggests 90% of Kentucky adults support legalizing marijuana for medicinal use, but state lawmakers haven’t budged. ... Here’s how Kentucky compares to other states on marijuana issues.
In 1969, Gallup conducted a poll asking Americans whether "the use of marijuana should be legal" with only 12% at the time saying yes. [33] In 1977, it rose to 28% and experienced a period of gradual increase thereafter. According to the latest poll, two-thirds of Americans think marijuana use should be legal. [34]
More Americans than ever before say marijuana should be legal. A new poll found 9 in 10 Americans say they support legalizing weed for medical or recreational use. Advocates say they're seeing the ...