This statistic shows the percentage of survey respondents that would support or oppose enforcement of federal laws if they did not involve penalties for the possession and use of small amounts of marijuana as of 2018, by political party affiliation. According to the results of the survey, 43 percent of those that identified as Democrat would support this law.
Opinions of U.S. registered voters about support of federal marijuana laws if they did not involve penalties for possession/use of small amounts as of 2018, by party identification
Characteristic
Support
Oppose
Undecided
Democrat
43%
48%
9%
Republican
61%
33%
6%
Independent
47%
44%
9%
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Original question: "Would you support or oppose enforcement of federal marijuana laws if it did not involve penalties for possession and use of small amounts of marijuana?"
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Mason-Dixon. (January 13, 2018). Opinions of U.S. registered voters about support of federal marijuana laws if they did not involve penalties for possession/use of small amounts as of 2018, by party identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860524/opinions-on-us-marijuana-decriminalization-us-by-political-party-id/
Mason-Dixon. "Opinions of U.S. registered voters about support of federal marijuana laws if they did not involve penalties for possession/use of small amounts as of 2018, by party identification." Chart. January 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860524/opinions-on-us-marijuana-decriminalization-us-by-political-party-id/
Mason-Dixon. (2018). Opinions of U.S. registered voters about support of federal marijuana laws if they did not involve penalties for possession/use of small amounts as of 2018, by party identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860524/opinions-on-us-marijuana-decriminalization-us-by-political-party-id/
Mason-Dixon. "Opinions of U.S. Registered Voters about Support of Federal Marijuana Laws If They Did Not Involve Penalties for Possession/Use of Small Amounts as of 2018, by Party Identification." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860524/opinions-on-us-marijuana-decriminalization-us-by-political-party-id/
Mason-Dixon, Opinions of U.S. registered voters about support of federal marijuana laws if they did not involve penalties for possession/use of small amounts as of 2018, by party identification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860524/opinions-on-us-marijuana-decriminalization-us-by-political-party-id/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Opinions of U.S. registered voters about support of federal marijuana laws if they did not involve penalties for possession/use of small amounts as of 2018, by party identification [Graph], Mason-Dixon, January 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860524/opinions-on-us-marijuana-decriminalization-us-by-political-party-id/
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