This graph shows the percentage of U.S. respondents in selected opinion polls between 1995 and 2015 who were in favor of medical marijuana. Throughout the period those in favor of medical marijuana never dropped below 70 percent, and a poll from Fox News in May 2013 found that a high of 85 percent of respondents were in favor.
Approval of medical marijuana in selected opinion polls in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015
Date of poll (polling firm)
Percentage of respondents in favor of marijuana for medical purposes
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Marijuana Policy Project. (August 1, 2016). Approval of medical marijuana in selected opinion polls in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585463/medical-marijuana-public-approval-in-us/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Approval of medical marijuana in selected opinion polls in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015." Chart. August 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585463/medical-marijuana-public-approval-in-us/
Marijuana Policy Project. (2016). Approval of medical marijuana in selected opinion polls in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585463/medical-marijuana-public-approval-in-us/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Approval of Medical Marijuana in Selected Opinion Polls in The U.S. between 1995 and 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585463/medical-marijuana-public-approval-in-us/
Marijuana Policy Project, Approval of medical marijuana in selected opinion polls in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585463/medical-marijuana-public-approval-in-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Approval of medical marijuana in selected opinion polls in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015 [Graph], Marijuana Policy Project, August 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585463/medical-marijuana-public-approval-in-us/
