This statistic shows the percentage of survey respondents that had select opinions on U.S. national marijuana policy as of January 2018, by age group. According to the survey results, among those aged less than 50 years, 54 percent felt that marijuana should be legalized for recreational use, while just 44 percent of those aged 50 years and older felt the same.
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by age group
Original question: "Currently, possessing and using marijuana is against federal law. Which one of the following best describes your preference on national marijuana policy?
- Keep the current policy
- Keep the current policy, but legalize the use of marijuana for physician-supervised medical use
- Decriminalize marijuana use by removing the possibility of jail time for possession and also allowing for medical marijuana, but keep the sale of marijuana illegal.
- Legalize the commercial production, use and sale of marijuana for recreational use, as they have done recently in several states."
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Mason-Dixon. (January 13, 2018). Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860485/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-age-group/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by age group." Chart. January 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860485/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-age-group/
Mason-Dixon. (2018). Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860485/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-age-group/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. Registered Voters That Had Select Opinions on The National Marijuana Policy as of 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860485/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-age-group/
Mason-Dixon, Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860485/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-age-group/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by age group [Graph], Mason-Dixon, January 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860485/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-age-group/
