A 2021 poll of adults in the United States found that 60 percent of respondents felt that cannabis should be legal for both recreational use by adults, as well as for medical purposes. 31 percent of respondents in the same survey thought that cannabis should only be legal for medical use.
Public opinion on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021
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Prohibition Partners. (August 19, 2022). Public opinion on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333876/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
Prohibition Partners. "Public opinion on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021." Chart. August 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333876/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
Prohibition Partners. (2022). Public opinion on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333876/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
Prohibition Partners. "Public Opinion on Cannabis Legalization in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333876/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
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Public opinion on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021 [Graph], Prohibition Partners, August 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333876/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/