This statistic shows the percentage of survey respondents that had select opinions on U.S. national marijuana policy as of January 2018, by ethnicity. According to the survey results, among those that identified as white, 29 percent would want to legalize medical marijuana usage.
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity
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Keep the current marijuana policy
Legalize medical marijuana
Decriminalize marijuana
Legalize recreational marijuana use
Not sure
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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 ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. January 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon. (2018). Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. Registered Voters That Had Select Opinions on The National Marijuana Policy as of 2018, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon, Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity [Graph], Mason-Dixon, January 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/