A new report from an equity-focused marijuana advocacy organization finds that nearly two thirds of American adults want legalization laws to prioritize social equity (68 percent), end cannabis arrests (68 percent) and ensure that people have legal access to marijuana products (65 percent).
The vast majority—85 percent—also think legalization should benefit people who use marijuana as medicine, while 63 percent said the policy change should benefit those who use cannabis for pleasure.
The study, “American Values and Beliefs About Marijuana Legalization,” claims to be the first of its kind to document “the beliefs that American adults hold about who should benefit from marijuana legalization and who they trust to create good, equitable cannabis policy.” It’s unusual in that its questions focus on how marijuana policy should be made and who should be involved in making it, while the bulk of prior polls on legalization typically focus more simply on whether voters support the underlying policy change to end prohibition.
Published on Wednesday by the Parabola Center for Law and Policy and conducted in collaboration with the nonprofit research institute RTI International, the survey asked Americans to select which groups they most trust to craft good marijuana policy. Majorities trusted people
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