A 2021 poll of adults in the United States found that support for legal medical and recreational cannabis was highest among individuals who identify more closely with the Democratic Party. 72 percent of respondents who either identified as Democrat or leaned Democrath thought that cannabis should be legal for both medical and recreational use.
Americans on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021, by political party
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Legal for medical and recreational use
Legal for medical use only
Not be legal
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Prohibition Partners. (August 19, 2022). Americans on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333916/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
Prohibition Partners. "Americans on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021, by political party." Chart. August 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333916/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
Prohibition Partners. (2022). Americans on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333916/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
Prohibition Partners. "Americans on Cannabis Legalization in The United States in 2021, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333916/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/
Prohibition Partners, Americans on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333916/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Americans on cannabis legalization in the United States in 2021, by political party [Graph], Prohibition Partners, August 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333916/public-opinion-cannabis-legalization-us/