This statistic shows the attitudes towards the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017. During the survey, 55 percent of respondents said they believed cannabis should be legalized, regulated and taxed like cigarettes and alcohol.
Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Cannabis should be legalized, regulated and taxed like cigarettes and alcohol
55%
Cannabis should only be legal for medical use with a doctor's recommendation
26%
Cannabis should be decriminilized eliminating criminal penalties but not regulating or taxing it
7%
Cannabis should be illegal
9%
Don't know
3%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%
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New Frontier Data. (January 15, 2017). Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data. "Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017." Chart. January 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data. (2017). Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data. "Attitudes on The Legalization of Marijuana among Consumers in The United States as of January 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data, Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/ (last visited April 17, 2025)
Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017 [Graph], New Frontier Data, January 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
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